Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 996 | 841 | 746 | 723 | 619 | 486 | 428 | 367 | 367 | 428 | 377 | 591 | 643 | 1160 | 1122 | 1076 | 882 | 750 | 748 | 947 | 1408 | 1269 | 1192 | 1299 | 1280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.58m | 00:41AM1.48m | 12:52PM1.67m | 1:24AM1.56m | 1:32PM1.73m | 2:00AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.65m | 6:37PM0.52m | 6:42AM0.57m | 7:19PM0.44m | 7:23AM0.51m | 7:55PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | 7:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 996 | 841 | 746 | 723 | 619 | 486 | 428 | 367 | 367 | 428 | 157 | 591 | 643 | 1160 | 1122 | 1076 | 882 | 750 | 748 | 947 | 1408 | 1269 | 1192 | 1299 | 1280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 69 | 96 | 123 | 141 | 377 | 220 | 214 | 414 | 407 | 393 | 393 | 386 | 359 | 24 | 427 | 373 | 311 | 274 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WSW 15 | W 15 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 20 | 75 | 209 | 250 | 437 | 428 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 150 | 291 | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 292 | 746 | — | — | — | — | — | 627 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 452 | 140 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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