Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 517 | 486 | 486 | 479 | 535 | 552 | 486 | 486 | 585 | 435 | 378 | 325 | 744 | 669 | 649 | 629 | 590 | 596 | 543 | 517 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.74m | 5:17AM1.61m | 5:37PM1.73m | 5:53AM1.57m | 6:14PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.36m | 11:15PM0.41m | 11:19AM0.39m | 11:50PM0.43m | 11:53AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 581 | 517 | 486 | 486 | 479 | 535 | 552 | 486 | 486 | 585 | 435 | 378 | 325 | 744 | 669 | 649 | 629 | 590 | 596 | 543 | 517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 124 | 309 | 301 | 25 | 51 | 123 | 236 | 184 | 324 | 319 | 309 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | N 10 | SE 9 | — | SE 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 25 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 44 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 33 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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