Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 2AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1154 | 1349 | 1264 | 1274 | 1574 | 2318 | 3083 | 3827 | 8333 | 8093 | 7471 | 7110 | 6123 | 5759 | 5413 | 5297 | 5359 | 3221 | 4309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.40m | 12:34PM1.56m | 1:04AM1.52m | 1:20PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.65m | 6:21AM0.61m | 7:00PM0.51m | 7:10AM0.50m | 7:42PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1154 | 1349 | 1264 | 1274 | 864 | 1809 | 1886 | 2039 | 8333 | 8093 | 7471 | 7110 | 6123 | 5759 | 5413 | 5297 | 5359 | 3221 | 4309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 12 | 71 | 93 | — | 3083 | 3827 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1922 | 2602 | 1059 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 1574 | 2318 | 1251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 24 | 777 | 883 | 993 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 9 |
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