Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 365 | 333 | 446 | 504 | 586 | 513 | 522 | 501 | 418 | 410 | 351 | 345 | 284 | 280 | 290 | 527 | 459 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.63m | 2:51AM1.61m | 3:09PM1.72m | 3:20AM1.67m | 3:36PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.47m | 8:55AM0.38m | 9:17PM0.38m | 9:23AM0.33m | 9:46PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 458 | 365 | 314 | 446 | 504 | 586 | 513 | 522 | 501 | 418 | 410 | 351 | 345 | 284 | 279 | 223 | 527 | 459 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 140 | 263 | 333 | 274 | 274 | 250 | 246 | 247 | 180 | 180 | 138 | 138 | 123 | 121 | 280 | 290 | 171 | 165 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 | SE 9 | S 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 221 | 131 | 80 | 172 | 74 | 6 | 62 | 17 | 26 | 53 | 65 | 125 | 199 | 277 | 121 | 90 | 57 | 48 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 393 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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