Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 308 | 342 | 374 | 386 | 367 | 435 | 391 | 371 | 332 | 287 | 287 | 216 | 216 | 157 | 217 | 250 | 113 | 229 | 604 | 924 | 1210 | 1272 | 1198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:43AM1.31m | 1:07PM1.44m | 1:21AM1.43m | 1:37PM1.57m | 1:53AM1.54m | 2:06PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.68m | 7:18PM0.64m | 7:23AM0.57m | 7:48PM0.51m | 7:54AM0.47m | 8:17PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 314 | 308 | 342 | 374 | 386 | 367 | 435 | 391 | 371 | 332 | 287 | 287 | 216 | 216 | 157 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 208 | 156 | 924 | 1210 | 1272 | 1198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 203 | 149 | 135 | 128 | 82 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 113 | 115 | 604 | 128 | 117 | 102 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 13 | SSE 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | — | — | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 13 | 15 | 9 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 229 | 96 | 88 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 82 | 217 | 250 | 231 | 362 | 321 | 266 | 233 | 227 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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