Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 3AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1674 | 1477 | 1368 | 1368 | 1221 | 1221 | 1132 | 598 | 1005 | 503 | 1208 | 943 | 804 | 778 | 683 | 334 | 432 | 410 | 402 | 340 | 290 | 240 | 154 | 192 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.57m | 12:54PM1.47m | 1:10AM1.64m | 1:53PM1.59m | 2:08AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.65m | 6:40AM0.48m | 6:57PM0.57m | 7:38AM0.40m | 7:58PM0.48m | 8:30AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1674 | 1477 | 1368 | 1368 | 1221 | 1221 | 1132 | 598 | 1005 | 503 | 1208 | 943 | 804 | 778 | 683 | 334 | 432 | 410 | 402 | 340 | 290 | 240 | 154 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSE 7 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 78 | 103 | 136 | 134 | 121 | 116 | 448 | 240 | 209 | 175 | 163 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 110 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | SW 20 | SSE 7 | W 11 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 121 | 15 | 108 | 163 | 178 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 40 | 112 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 137 | 169 | 177 | 171 | 144 | 248 | 132 | 219 | 219 | 139 | 279 | 255 | 287 | 273 | 291 | 248 | 199 | 205 | 149 | 112 | 71 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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