Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 292 | 382 | 451 | 504 | 574 | 963 | 954 | 783 | 1722 | 1726 | 1674 | 1442 | 1507 | 1068 | 918 | 1177 | 1062 | 1012 | 828 | 698 | 447 | 407 | 903 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.20m | 00:10AM1.25m | 1:03PM1.31m | 1:08AM1.34m | 1:42PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.82m | 6:03PM0.88m | 6:38AM0.74m | 7:07PM0.78m | 7:23AM0.64m | 7:47PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 411 | 292 | 382 | 451 | 504 | 574 | 963 | 954 | 783 | 1722 | 1726 | 1674 | 1442 | 1507 | 1068 | 918 | 1177 | 1062 | 1012 | 828 | 698 | 447 | 298 | 903 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 291 | 291 | 218 | 176 | 173 | 27 | 98 | 246 | 494 | 202 | 57 | 47 | 170 | — | 251 | 260 | — | — | 18 | 43 | 73 | 239 | 308 | 322 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 |
| kJ | 77 | 161 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 407 | 242 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 46 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 60 | 9 | 0 |
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