Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 6PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 591 | 643 | 1048 | 1013 | 980 | 792 | 682 | 669 | 1187 | 1491 | 1401 | 1192 | 1256 | 1344 | 1310 | 1773 | 3929 | 3606 | 3853 | 3263 | 2442 | 1855 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:52PM1.67m | 1:24AM1.56m | 1:32PM1.73m | 2:00AM1.62m | 2:07PM1.76m | 2:32AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.44m | 7:23AM0.51m | 7:55PM0.38m | 7:58AM0.48m | 8:26PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | 7:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 435 | 591 | 643 | 1048 | 1013 | 980 | 792 | 682 | 669 | 1187 | 1491 | 1401 | 1192 | 1256 | 1344 | 1310 | 1773 | 3929 | 3606 | 3853 | 3263 | 2442 | 1855 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 157 | 437 | 428 | 414 | 407 | 393 | 393 | 386 | 314 | 498 | 369 | 305 | 245 | 234 | 155 | 129 | 499 | 73 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | W 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 377 | 52 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 150 | 339 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 59 | 99 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 219 | 214 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 115 | 163 | 199 | 258 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 415 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 336 | 415 | 452 | 397 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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