Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 418 | 410 | 351 | 344 | 284 | 280 | 290 | 527 | 542 | 446 | 484 | 499 | 468 | 834 | 1191 | 1598 | 841 | 805 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.72m | 3:20AM1.67m | 3:36PM1.78m | 3:50AM1.71m | 4:05PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.38m | 9:23AM0.33m | 9:46PM0.32m | 9:52AM0.30m | 10:15PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 501 | 418 | 410 | 351 | 344 | 284 | 279 | 220 | 527 | 542 | 446 | 484 | 499 | 468 | 834 | 1191 | 1598 | 841 | 805 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 180 | 180 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 121 | 280 | 290 | 168 | 131 | 128 | 98 | 72 | 137 | 88 | 61 | 97 | — | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 53 | 65 | 125 | 199 | 277 | 121 | 90 | 57 | 61 | 38 | 117 | 170 | 160 | 68 | 34 | 86 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 550 | 548 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 317 | 338 |
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