
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1387 | 3445 | 3420 | 3466 | 2527 | 3313 | 3037 | 2417 | 2672 | 2843 | 2983 | 1609 | 2870 | 2682 | 2571 | 2049 | 1748 | 1596 | 1368 | 1258 | 1201 | 1543 | 1013 | 997 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.52m | 10:23AM1.32m | 10:50PM1.53m | 11:44AM1.38m | 00:04AM1.57m | 12:54PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.67m | 4:17AM0.61m | 4:25PM0.68m | 5:33AM0.56m | 5:45PM0.65m | 6:40AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
1387 | 3445 | 3420 | 3466 | 2527 | 3313 | 3037 | 2417 | 2672 | 2843 | 2983 | 1609 | 2870 | 2682 | 2571 | 2049 | 1748 | 1596 | 1368 | 1258 | 1201 | 1543 | 1013 | 997 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
1225 | — | — | 14 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 892 | 431 | 17 | 37 | 34 | 52 | 112 | 141 | 136 | 132 | 118 | 111 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 152 | 114 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | 320 | 417 | — | — | 52 | 35 | 61 | 51 | 48 | 29 | — | 98 | 72 | 141 | 140 | 151 | 133 | 113 | 212 | 236 | 200 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 336 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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