Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1535 | 387 | 322 | 260 | 196 | 193 | 140 | 95 | 93 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 94 | 90 | 121 | 114 | 169 | 433 | 1189 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.51m | 8:01AM1.33m | 8:36PM1.38m | 9:45AM1.27m | 10:31PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.64m | 2:06PM0.74m | 3:24AM0.73m | 4:12PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 419 | 387 | 322 | 260 | 196 | 193 | 140 | 95 | 93 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 94 | 68 | 121 | 114 | 169 | 433 | 1189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 93 | 108 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 56 | 55 | 90 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 33 | 93 | 39 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1535 | 1437 | 1437 | 1819 | 1965 | 1599 | 1151 | 1183 | 1410 | 1122 | 876 | 779 | 654 | 643 | 620 | 620 | 666 | 887 | 771 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 928 | 1000 | 1448 | 1286 | 1300 | 1286 | 1448 | 3871 | 231 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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