Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 5PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 722 | 944 | 1069 | 1246 | 1322 | 1060 | 842 | 701 | 481 | 388 | 273 | 129 | 334 | 318 | 584 | 1447 | 2037 | 2487 | 2570 | 2436 | 2114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.63m | 7:28AM1.40m | 7:55PM1.52m | 8:20AM1.30m | 8:49PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.49m | 1:31AM0.57m | 1:29PM0.60m | 2:24AM0.66m | 2:19PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 722 | 944 | 1069 | 1246 | 1322 | 1060 | 842 | 701 | 481 | 388 | 273 | 129 | 116 | 110 | 584 | 1447 | 2037 | 2487 | 2570 | 2436 | 2114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 146 | 135 | 96 | 122 | 113 | 142 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 121 | 92 | 124 | 334 | 318 | 96 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 90 | 65 | 203 | 57 | 31 | 60 | 43 | 14 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 659 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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