Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 290 | 527 | 542 | 446 | 484 | 499 | 468 | 822 | 1370 | 768 | 743 | 722 | 1077 | 2377 | 2304 | 2008 | 1914 | 1536 | 1402 | 1215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.78m | 3:50AM1.71m | 4:05PM1.82m | 4:21AM1.72m | 4:35PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.33m | 9:46PM0.32m | 9:52AM0.30m | 10:15PM0.29m | 10:21AM0.30m | 10:47PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 279 | 220 | 527 | 542 | 446 | 484 | 499 | 468 | 822 | 1370 | 597 | 598 | 640 | 554 | 2377 | 2304 | 2008 | 1914 | 1536 | 1402 | 1215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 280 | 290 | 168 | 131 | 128 | 98 | 74 | 137 | 88 | 61 | 659 | 743 | 722 | 1077 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 121 | 90 | 57 | 61 | 55 | 117 | 170 | 160 | 68 | 35 | 61 | 40 | 36 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 768 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 50 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 336 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 275 | 336 | 94 | 9 |
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