Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1897 | 1866 | 1866 | 1731 | 1398 | 1269 | 1193 | 1007 | 808 | 980 | 615 | 998 | 1804 | 3142 | 4335 | 4348 | 4055 | 4645 | 3876 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.39m | 2:01PM1.41m | 2:01AM1.46m | 2:36PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.76m | 7:42AM0.60m | 8:00PM0.69m | 8:18AM0.53m | 8:36PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1897 | 1866 | 1866 | 1731 | 1398 | 1269 | 1193 | 1007 | 808 | 980 | 615 | 998 | 1804 | 3142 | 4335 | 4348 | 4055 | 4645 | 3876 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | — | 103 | 258 | 283 | 412 | 440 | 357 | 465 | 412 | 158 | 186 | — | — | 242 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 35 | 4 | 179 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 120 | 622 | 453 | 607 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 47 | 336 | 176 | 233 | 173 |
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