Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 11AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 221 | 186 | 480 | 558 | 660 | 781 | 685 | 404 | 961 | 792 | 1034 | 1236 | 1664 | 1664 | 1496 | 1333 | 2758 | 2247 | 2053 | 1729 | 1460 | 1247 | 1144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53AM1.79m | 4:27PM1.78m | 4:42AM1.73m | 5:15PM1.77m | 5:32AM1.65m | 6:05PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.38m | 10:57AM0.30m | 11:29PM0.42m | 11:45AM0.37m | 00:24AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 256 | 221 | 123 | 480 | 558 | 660 | 781 | 685 | 375 | 961 | 792 | 1034 | 1236 | 1664 | 1664 | 1496 | 1266 | 2758 | 2247 | 2053 | 1729 | 1460 | 1247 | 1144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | 49 | 41 | 186 | 16 | — | — | 164 | 112 | 404 | 37 | 96 | 37 | 19 | 388 | 763 | 1052 | 1333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 35 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 69 | 61 | 172 | 223 | 192 | 261 | 230 | 192 | 197 | 197 | 160 | 131 | 255 | 223 | 193 | 149 | 135 | 151 | 191 | 122 | 160 | 151 | 160 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 140 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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