Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2545 | 2357 | 2047 | 1969 | 1818 | 1871 | 1398 | 1617 | 1684 | 1819 | 1583 | 1387 | 1167 | 956 | 1188 | 1077 | 1042 | 961 | 945 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.84m | 2:55AM1.73m | 3:05PM1.86m | 3:26AM1.73m | 3:35PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.27m | 8:55AM0.34m | 9:20PM0.27m | 9:25AM0.35m | 9:48PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2545 | 2357 | 2047 | 1969 | 1818 | 1871 | 1398 | 1617 | 1684 | 1819 | 1583 | 1387 | 1167 | 956 | 1188 | 1077 | 1042 | 961 | 945 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 32 | 31 | — | — | 565 | 569 | 1143 | 754 | 608 | 590 | 499 | 424 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 21 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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