Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 4AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1978 | 1664 | 1460 | 1441 | 1402 | 1550 | 1572 | 1380 | 1247 | 745 | 596 | 466 | 580 | 678 | 294 | 206 | 137 | 115 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.41m | 12:50PM1.50m | 1:14AM1.53m | 1:40PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.70m | 6:35AM0.59m | 7:09PM0.55m | 7:28AM0.47m | 7:57PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1978 | 1664 | 1460 | 1441 | 1402 | 1550 | 1572 | 1380 | 1247 | 745 | 596 | 466 | 580 | 678 | 294 | 206 | 117 | 115 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 17 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 161 | 175 | 136 | 76 | 34 | 100 | 3 | 47 | 53 | 359 | 432 | 336 | 151 | 28 | 188 | 145 | 137 | 98 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | W 19 | SE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 65 | 71 | 49 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 444 | 456 | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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