Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 2AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 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 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 423 | 637 | 680 | 1027 | 1474 | 2457 | 2250 | 1725 | 1528 | 1942 | 1207 | 1134 | 984 | 919 | 816 | 605 | 461 | 467 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.78m | 2:41AM1.72m | 2:58PM1.86m | 3:17AM1.77m | 3:33PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.31m | 8:48AM0.30m | 9:14PM0.25m | 9:22AM0.26m | 9:48PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 346 | 423 | 637 | 680 | 658 | 1474 | 2457 | 2250 | 1725 | 1528 | 1942 | 1207 | 1134 | 984 | 919 | 816 | 605 | 461 | 467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | — | 346 | 1027 | 626 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SE 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 200 | 289 | 240 | 262 | 382 | 651 | 655 | 560 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 275 | 60 | 94 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 397 | 9 | 9 |
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