Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 140 | 150 | 350 | 527 | 1061 | 1694 | 3326 | 3659 | 3953 | 3558 | 3048 | 2681 | 2381 | 1942 | 1645 | 1261 | 1189 | 1336 | 1291 | 1141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.78m | 3:47AM1.76m | 4:17PM1.83m | 4:33AM1.74m | 5:00PM1.83m | 5:16AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.27m | 9:43PM0.34m | 10:01AM0.25m | 10:30PM0.32m | 10:44AM0.26m | 11:15PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 162 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 140 | 132 | 129 | 527 | 1061 | 1694 | 3326 | 3659 | 3953 | 3558 | 3048 | 2681 | 2381 | 1942 | 1645 | 1261 | 1189 | 1336 | 1291 | 1141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 153 | 26 | 23 | 52 | 150 | 350 | 132 | 104 | 185 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 12 | WSW 4 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 28 | 55 | 53 | 22 | 52 | 4 | 61 | 140 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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