Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 326 | 321 | 326 | 277 | 440 | 440 | 398 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 227 | 216 | 209 | 169 | 167 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.84m | 5:09AM1.68m | 5:23PM1.74m | 5:51AM1.58m | 6:08PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.29m | 11:07AM0.41m | 11:37PM0.40m | 11:49AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 5 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 290 | 326 | 222 | 150 | 277 | 440 | 440 | 398 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 227 | 216 | 209 | 169 | 45 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 70 | — | 321 | 326 | 94 | 74 | 47 | 38 | 24 | — | 29 | 15 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 167 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SE 10 | W 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | W 15 | SSE 11 | NW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 96 | 96 | 159 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 52 | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 222 | 261 | 517 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 75 | 37 | — | 3 | 13 | 29 | 59 | 90 | 54 | — | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 27 | 78 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 22 |
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