
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12AM is: 1.4m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 25 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
173 | 661 | 1528 | 2460 | 3370 | 3302 | 3122 | 2220 | 1978 | 1664 | 1460 | 1441 | 1402 | 1550 | 1471 | 1380 | 1247 | 745 | 630 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:31PM1.33m | 11:38AM1.35m | 00:11AM1.41m | 12:50PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.79m | 5:18AM0.70m | 6:02PM0.70m | 6:35AM0.59m | 7:09PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
173 | 661 | 1528 | 2460 | 3370 | 3302 | 3122 | 2220 | 1978 | 1664 | 1460 | 1441 | 1402 | 1550 | 1471 | 1380 | 1247 | 745 | 630 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
38 | 38 | 83 | 23 | 169 | 307 | 237 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 105 | 73 | 32 | 69 | 11 | 78 | 52 | 359 | 353 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 25 | SW 12 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | W 19 | SE 10 |
162 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 76 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
620 | 875 | 517 | 463 | 205 | 736 | 537 | 456 | 456 | 393 | 274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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