Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 8PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1518 | 815 | 963 | 1124 | 1122 | 2468 | 2187 | 1815 | 1415 | 725 | 541 | 947 | 1414 | 1850 | 1922 | 2184 | 2223 | 2019 | 2238 | 2293 | 2037 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.60m | 2:07AM1.66m | 2:36PM1.73m | 2:54AM1.73m | 3:18PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.46m | 8:24AM0.35m | 8:50PM0.36m | 9:06AM0.27m | 9:33PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1518 | 568 | 368 | 746 | 1122 | 2468 | 2187 | 1815 | 1415 | 725 | 541 | 329 | 1414 | 1850 | 1922 | 2184 | 2223 | 2019 | 2238 | 2293 | 2037 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 27 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 6 | 104 | 390 | 268 | 101 | 76 | 66 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 381 | 947 | 278 | 211 | 202 | 129 | 80 | 162 | 64 | 18 | 568 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | W 27 | SW 26 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 115 | 229 | — | — | — | 14 | 27 | 162 | 20 | — | — | — | 172 | 137 | 87 | 85 | 18 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 882 | 815 | 963 | 1124 | 1060 | 355 | 316 | 392 | 523 | 202 | 248 | 294 | 267 | 202 | 505 | 454 | 328 | — | 42 | 54 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 928 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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