Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1204 | 1247 | 731 | 695 | 882 | 1169 | 1207 | 1118 | 1131 | 1363 | 1475 | 1703 | 1972 | 2071 | 1912 | 1762 | 1559 | 1413 | 1305 | 3311 | 3237 | 3093 | 3051 | 2981 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.57m | 7:57AM1.37m | 8:27PM1.54m | 9:04AM1.33m | 9:34PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.57m | 1:58AM0.60m | 1:58PM0.62m | 3:03AM0.62m | 3:05PM0.67m | 4:17AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1204 | 1247 | 731 | 629 | 882 | 1169 | 1207 | 1118 | 1131 | 1363 | 1475 | 1703 | 1972 | 2071 | 1912 | 1762 | 1559 | 1413 | 1305 | 3311 | 3237 | 3093 | 3051 | 2981 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 33 | 444 | 695 | 543 | 344 | 338 | 287 | 224 | 149 | 149 | 114 | 244 | 241 | 540 | 694 | 861 | 1078 | 1225 | — | 14 | 3 | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | SW 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 96 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 46 | 73 | 154 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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