Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 1AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1684 | 1819 | 1677 | 1387 | 1149 | 956 | 1188 | 1077 | 1042 | 961 | 945 | 929 | 913 | 894 | 829 | 1027 | 754 | 1125 | 961 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.86m | 3:26AM1.73m | 3:35PM1.84m | 3:55AM1.71m | 4:05PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.27m | 9:25AM0.35m | 9:48PM0.30m | 9:53AM0.38m | 10:15PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1684 | 1819 | 1677 | 1387 | 1149 | 956 | 1188 | 1077 | 1042 | 961 | 945 | 929 | 913 | 894 | 829 | 1027 | 754 | 1125 | 961 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 1143 | 754 | 608 | 613 | 499 | 424 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 338 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 17 | 29 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 177 | 336 | 22 | 26 | 9 |
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