Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 1PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1806 | 2773 | 3164 | 3214 | 3028 | 2849 | 2397 | 2241 | 1795 | 1640 | 1435 | 1197 | 1080 | 859 | 724 | 1087 | 1008 | 759 | 548 | 478 | 787 | 676 | 541 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.64m | 2:14AM1.79m | 2:51PM1.71m | 3:04AM1.81m | 3:39PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.32m | 8:02PM0.44m | 8:37AM0.27m | 8:54PM0.39m | 9:24AM0.24m | 9:45PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
1806 | 2773 | 3164 | 3214 | 3028 | 2849 | 2397 | 2241 | 1795 | 1640 | 1435 | 1197 | 1080 | 859 | 724 | 1087 | 1008 | 759 | 548 | 478 | 787 | 676 | 541 | 214 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
586 | 386 | 279 | 228 | 190 | 151 | 120 | 92 | 83 | 66 | 59 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 86 | 61 | 326 | 100 | 19 | 104 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | W 10 | — | NW 12 | W 12 | SW 11 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 13 |
— | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 121 | 39 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 22 | 109 | 141 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 134 | 134 | 164 | 157 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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