Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 25 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 196 | 193 | 138 | 95 | 93 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 94 | 90 | 121 | 116 | 169 | 436 | 1363 | 2238 | 2751 | 2904 | 3122 | 2220 | 1978 | 1664 | 1460 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.33m | 8:36PM1.38m | 9:45AM1.27m | 10:31PM1.33m | 11:38AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.64m | 2:06PM0.74m | 3:24AM0.73m | 4:12PM0.79m | 5:18AM0.70m | 6:02PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 260 | 196 | 193 | 138 | 95 | 93 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 94 | 69 | 121 | 116 | 169 | 436 | 1363 | 2238 | 2751 | 2904 | 3122 | 2220 | 1978 | 1664 | 1460 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 56 | 55 | 90 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 71 | 294 | 228 | 176 | — | 150 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 25 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 18 | 158 | 39 | 24 | 39 | 58 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1825 | 1859 | 1562 | 1043 | 1183 | 1412 | 1030 | 876 | 746 | 683 | 643 | 545 | 545 | 683 | 878 | 700 | 527 | 403 | 746 | 542 | 403 | 147 | 424 | 274 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1286 | 1286 | 1300 | 1448 | 1978 | 176 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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