Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 9AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1731 | 1488 | 1269 | 1193 | 1007 | 754 | 980 | 615 | 1100 | 1804 | 3142 | 4103 | 4348 | 4055 | 4826 | 5732 | 3237 | 2457 | 2424 | 2391 | 2201 | 2140 | 1785 | 1615 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.39m | 2:01PM1.41m | 2:01AM1.46m | 2:36PM1.50m | 2:37AM1.51m | 3:08PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.60m | 8:00PM0.69m | 8:18AM0.53m | 8:36PM0.62m | 8:50AM0.46m | 9:09PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1731 | 1488 | 1269 | 1193 | 1007 | 754 | 980 | 615 | 1100 | 1804 | 3142 | 4103 | 4348 | 4055 | 4826 | 5732 | 3237 | 2457 | 2424 | 2391 | 2201 | 2140 | 1785 | 1615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 103 | 258 | 283 | 412 | 440 | 357 | 465 | 412 | 158 | 186 | — | 1172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 35 | 4 | 179 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 11 | 255 | 716 | 362 | 123 | 560 | 531 | 462 | 352 | 333 | 320 | 234 | 346 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 176 | 176 | 231 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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