Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 399 | 455 | 418 | 396 | 389 | 298 | 287 | 244 | 232 | 242 | 411 | 700 | 1247 | 1494 | 1387 | 1326 | 1092 | 903 | 799 | 718 | 528 | 1126 | 1134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.35m | 8:37PM1.31m | 9:49AM1.32m | 10:42PM1.30m | 11:31AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.79m | 3:22AM0.76m | 4:36PM0.77m | 5:12AM0.72m | 6:04PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 399 | 455 | 418 | 396 | 389 | 298 | 287 | 244 | 226 | 242 | 411 | 700 | 1247 | 1494 | 1387 | 1326 | 1092 | 903 | 799 | 718 | 528 | 1126 | 1134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 6 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SE 8 | W 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 240 | 237 | 161 | 159 | 125 | 198 | 161 | 80 | 232 | 212 | 156 | 114 | 14 | 47 | 54 | 5 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 53 | 279 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 127 | 59 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 70 | 47 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 35 | 28 | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 77 | 128 | 155 | 223 | 246 | 152 | 209 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 82 | 176 | 338 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 19 |
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