Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5359 | 3178 | 4500 | 5726 | 5413 | 4542 | 3913 | 3195 | 2857 | 3020 | 3436 | 3651 | 3724 | 3611 | 3393 | 2923 | 2545 | 2279 | 2047 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.62m | 1:58PM1.78m | 2:22AM1.69m | 2:33PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.39m | 7:49AM0.42m | 8:18PM0.31m | 8:24AM0.36m | 8:50PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5359 | 3178 | 4500 | 5726 | 5413 | 4542 | 3913 | 3195 | 2857 | 3020 | 3436 | 3651 | 3724 | 3611 | 3393 | 2923 | 2545 | 2279 | 2047 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 1963 | 2602 | 936 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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