Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 677 | 1532 | 2295 | 2390 | 2326 | 2803 | 3633 | 5088 | 4675 | 4182 | 3728 | 3502 | 3422 | 3398 | 3650 | 3550 | 3620 | 3781 | 4078 | 4618 | 4749 | 4684 | 4183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.42m | 7:48PM1.55m | 8:24AM1.33m | 8:57PM1.47m | 9:53AM1.28m | 10:28PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.59m | 2:18AM0.62m | 2:24PM0.69m | 3:42AM0.67m | 4:01PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 677 | 1532 | 2295 | 2390 | 2326 | 2803 | 3633 | 5088 | 4675 | 4182 | 3728 | 3502 | 3422 | 3398 | 3650 | 3550 | 3620 | 3781 | 4078 | 4618 | 4749 | 4684 | 4183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 117 | 77 | 58 | 41 | 25 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 65 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 27 | 57 | 88 | 103 | 80 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 55 | 59 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 70 | 275 | 336 | 269 | 184 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
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