Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2135 | 2220 | 2116 | 1648 | 1442 | 1821 | 1216 | 1697 | 2596 | 2752 | 2665 | 2495 | 2221 | 2078 | 1866 | 1742 | 1638 | 1550 | 1476 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.64m | 6:39AM1.44m | 6:59PM1.51m | 7:19AM1.32m | 7:41PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.54m | 12:35PM0.59m | 1:15AM0.65m | 1:14PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2135 | 2220 | 2116 | 1648 | 1442 | 1821 | 1216 | 1697 | 2596 | 2752 | 2665 | 2495 | 2221 | 2078 | 1866 | 1742 | 1638 | 1550 | 1476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 132 | — | — | 224 | 392 | — | 678 | 528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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