Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 1AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 254 | 244 | 355 | 677 | 1532 | 2295 | 2390 | 2326 | 2803 | 3968 | 4975 | 4675 | 4182 | 3672 | 3383 | 3297 | 3214 | 3300 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.63m | 7:21AM1.42m | 7:48PM1.55m | 8:24AM1.33m | 8:57PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.54m | 1:19PM0.59m | 2:18AM0.62m | 2:24PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 258 | 254 | 244 | 355 | 677 | 1532 | 2295 | 2390 | 2326 | 2803 | 3968 | 4975 | 4675 | 4182 | 3672 | 3383 | 3297 | 3214 | 3300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 117 | 57 | 171 | 144 | 117 | 77 | 58 | 41 | 25 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 79 | 74 | 98 | 71 | 65 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 24 | 54 | 83 | 126 | 77 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 70 | 275 | 226 | 269 | 184 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 140 | 9 | 4 |
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