Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 930 | 1175 | 681 | 704 | 722 | 936 | 2274 | 2204 | 2135 | 1883 | 1821 | 1713 | 1316 | 1106 | 1302 | 1208 | 1019 | 908 | 875 | 860 | 517 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05PM1.82m | 4:21AM1.72m | 4:35PM1.83m | 4:53AM1.70m | 5:08PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.30m | 10:15PM0.29m | 10:21AM0.30m | 10:47PM0.29m | 10:52AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 930 | 1175 | 659 | 695 | 695 | 598 | 2274 | 2204 | 2135 | 1883 | 1821 | 1713 | 1316 | 1106 | 1302 | 1208 | 1019 | 908 | 875 | 860 | 517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 88 | 61 | 61 | 704 | 722 | 936 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 73 | 226 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 68 | 35 | — | 40 | 38 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 313 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 37 | 681 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 59 | 56 | 20 | — | 9 | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 184 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 60 | 336 | 336 | 48 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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