Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (02 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1452 | 1379 | 864 | 706 | 625 | 1316 | 773 | 633 | 447 | 354 | 303 | 297 | 254 | 254 | 379 | 907 | 1179 | 1303 | 1264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.31m | 9:35AM1.42m | 10:26PM1.31m | 11:02AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.75m | 3:08AM0.73m | 4:26PM0.72m | 4:43AM0.72m | 5:43PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1452 | 1379 | 864 | 706 | 625 | — | 773 | 633 | 447 | 354 | 303 | 297 | 254 | 254 | 216 | 907 | 1179 | 1303 | 1264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | W 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 8 | 24 | 44 | 58 | 379 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 92 | 166 | 57 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 104 | 197 | 232 | 1316 | 69 | 119 | 220 | 248 | 205 | 146 | 59 | 161 | 82 | 49 | 28 | 53 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 336 | 109 | 82 | 82 | 48 | 9 | 336 | 415 | 452 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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