Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 2AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 137 | 104 | 102 | 299 | 808 | 1172 | 2697 | 2305 | 2445 | 2129 | 2313 | 2233 | 1830 | 1597 | 1230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46PM1.90m | 4:15AM1.77m | 4:27PM1.83m | 4:58AM1.71m | 5:11PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.22m | 10:14AM0.36m | 10:43PM0.29m | 10:58AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 137 | 104 | 102 | 170 | 504 | 1172 | 2697 | 2305 | 2445 | 2129 | 2313 | 2233 | 1830 | 1597 | 1230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 92 | 83 | 98 | 83 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 299 | 808 | 610 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | W 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 101 | 40 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 45 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 397 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 375 | 109 | 48 |
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