
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 8PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2295 | 2390 | 2326 | 2626 | 3434 | 4654 | 4901 | 4062 | 3611 | 3436 | 3422 | 3479 | 3495 | 3606 | 3674 | 3781 | 4078 | 4618 | 4749 | 4684 | 4183 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.55m | 8:24AM1.33m | 8:57PM1.47m | 9:53AM1.28m | 10:28PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.59m | 2:18AM0.62m | 2:24PM0.69m | 3:42AM0.67m | 4:01PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
2295 | 2390 | 2326 | 2626 | 3434 | 4654 | 4901 | 4062 | 3611 | 3436 | 3422 | 3479 | 3495 | 3606 | 3674 | 3781 | 4078 | 4618 | 4749 | 4684 | 4183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
58 | 41 | 25 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
57 | 92 | 103 | 98 | 105 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 76 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 184 | 336 | 191 | 184 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
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