Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 535 | 432 | 411 | 292 | 382 | 451 | 504 | 524 | 835 | 928 | 762 | 1697 | 1726 | 1606 | 1521 | 1507 | 1068 | 887 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.21m | 11:59AM1.20m | 00:10AM1.25m | 1:03PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.91m | 5:24AM0.82m | 6:03PM0.88m | 6:38AM0.74m | 7:07PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 485 | 370 | 366 | 411 | 292 | 382 | 451 | 504 | 524 | 835 | 928 | 762 | 1697 | 1726 | 1606 | 1521 | 1507 | 1068 | 887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 435 | 372 | — | 291 | 291 | 218 | 176 | 173 | 27 | 98 | 246 | 494 | 130 | 57 | 109 | 46 | — | 251 | 256 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 77 | 161 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 133 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 535 | 432 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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