Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 2PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3688 | 3781 | 4078 | 4618 | 4749 | 4493 | 4005 | 3390 | 2760 | 2412 | 2376 | 3355 | 4812 | 4733 | 4298 | 3844 | 3765 | 3293 | 2256 | 2977 | 2824 | 2635 | 2233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.28m | 10:28PM1.43m | 11:34AM1.33m | 00:01AM1.47m | 12:52PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.67m | 4:01PM0.74m | 5:18AM0.64m | 5:45PM0.70m | 6:36AM0.56m | 7:03PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3688 | 3781 | 4078 | 4618 | 4749 | 4493 | 4005 | 3390 | 2760 | 2412 | 2376 | 3355 | 4812 | 4733 | 4298 | 3844 | 3765 | 3293 | 2256 | 2977 | 2824 | 2635 | 2233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | — | 2242 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 31 | 336 | 336 | 31 | 336 | 452 | 1861 | 3869 | 336 | 41 |
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