Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 367 | 373 | 435 | 591 | 643 | 1048 | 1013 | 980 | 792 | 750 | 669 | 1016 | 1408 | 1479 | 1192 | 1236 | 1402 | 1362 | 1744 | 3305 | 3978 | 3032 | 3263 | 2246 | 1722 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.48m | 12:52PM1.67m | 1:24AM1.56m | 1:32PM1.73m | 2:00AM1.62m | 2:07PM1.76m | 2:32AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.57m | 7:19PM0.44m | 7:23AM0.51m | 7:55PM0.38m | 7:58AM0.48m | 8:26PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | 7:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 367 | 367 | 373 | 435 | 591 | 643 | 1048 | 1013 | 980 | 792 | 750 | 669 | 657 | 1408 | 1479 | 1192 | 1236 | 1402 | 1362 | 1744 | 3305 | 3978 | 3032 | 3263 | 2246 | 1722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 96 | 123 | 147 | 377 | 437 | 428 | 414 | 407 | 393 | 393 | 386 | 386 | 1016 | 392 | 245 | 245 | 234 | 155 | 129 | 97 | 73 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 75 | 209 | 157 | 185 | 214 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 150 | 291 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 237 | 14 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 292 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 44 | 113 | 157 | 199 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 452 | 140 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 60 | 415 | 415 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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