Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 7AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1697 | 1550 | 1404 | 1404 | 1313 | 1125 | 1031 | 843 | 756 | 789 | 1040 | 1126 | 936 | 1553 | 3411 | 8395 | 8075 | 7146 | 5305 | 4555 | 4302 | 3536 | 3186 | 2719 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.22m | 9:56PM1.35m | 10:55AM1.20m | 11:15PM1.32m | 12:19PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.73m | 3:26PM0.79m | 4:45AM0.76m | 4:51PM0.84m | 6:00AM0.73m | 6:13PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1697 | 1550 | 1404 | 1404 | 1313 | 1125 | 1031 | 843 | 756 | 789 | 1040 | 1126 | 936 | 1553 | 1710 | 8395 | 8075 | 7146 | 5305 | 4555 | 4302 | 3536 | 3186 | 2719 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | SW 23 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 72 | 158 | 145 | 418 | 244 | 242 | 17 | 20 | 237 | 834 | 3411 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1495 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | 19 | 115 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 66 | 72 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 173 | 70 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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