Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 446 | 504 | 586 | 513 | 522 | 501 | 418 | 410 | 351 | 344 | 284 | 280 | 290 | 527 | 542 | 446 | 491 | 499 | 491 | 930 | 1175 | 1576 | 841 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:51AM1.61m | 3:09PM1.72m | 3:20AM1.67m | 3:36PM1.78m | 3:50AM1.71m | 4:05PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.38m | 9:17PM0.38m | 9:23AM0.33m | 9:46PM0.32m | 9:52AM0.30m | 10:15PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 446 | 504 | 586 | 513 | 522 | 501 | 418 | 410 | 351 | 344 | 284 | 279 | 223 | 527 | 542 | 446 | 491 | 499 | 491 | 930 | 1175 | 1576 | 841 | 817 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 274 | 274 | 250 | 246 | 247 | 180 | 180 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 121 | 280 | 290 | 171 | 131 | 128 | 96 | 72 | 137 | 88 | 86 | 61 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 | SE 9 | S 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 172 | 74 | 6 | 76 | 17 | 26 | 53 | 65 | 125 | 199 | 277 | 121 | 90 | 57 | 61 | 38 | 117 | 170 | 160 | 68 | 44 | 97 | 64 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 412 | 433 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 269 | 4 |
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