Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 227 | 216 | 172 | 144 | 142 | 137 | 133 | 74 | 77 | 157 | 996 | 934 | 1026 | 884 | 551 | 399 | 448 | 418 | 638 | 338 | 306 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.58m | 6:08PM1.60m | 6:44AM1.46m | 7:07PM1.44m | 7:58AM1.35m | 8:37PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.53m | 00:25AM0.53m | 12:46PM0.67m | 1:32AM0.67m | 2:20PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 6 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 241 | 227 | 216 | 172 | 144 | 61 | 137 | 48 | 73 | 71 | 157 | 996 | 934 | 1026 | 884 | 551 | 399 | 448 | 418 | 638 | 338 | 306 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | W 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 142 | 27 | 133 | 74 | 77 | 127 | 4 | 259 | 191 | 141 | 216 | 282 | 237 | 159 | 234 | 275 | 202 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | W 15 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 19 | 4 | — | 45 | 111 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SSE 3 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 35 | 57 | 138 | 103 | 92 | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 51 | 66 | 102 | 141 | 167 | 215 | 204 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 78 | 70 | 226 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 60 | 60 | 109 | 336 | 82 | 176 | 336 | 375 | 0 | 0 |
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