Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 8PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | 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 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2040 | 1912 | 1735 | 1627 | 1600 | 1420 | 1323 | 1142 | 961 | 911 | 875 | 615 | 901 | 1422 | 1769 | 2270 | 2639 | 2917 | 3364 | 4124 | 4240 | |
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 | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.83m | 4:53AM1.70m | 5:08PM1.81m | 5:28AM1.64m | 5:44PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.30m | 10:47PM0.29m | 10:52AM0.33m | 11:21PM0.34m | 11:26AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | 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 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
2040 | 1912 | 1735 | 1627 | 1600 | 1420 | 1323 | 1142 | 961 | 911 | 875 | 615 | 901 | 1422 | 1769 | 2270 | 2639 | 2917 | 3364 | 4124 | 4240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 379 | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 19 | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 336 | 60 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 4 |
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