Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 4PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1132 | 945 | 1247 | 7728 | 9408 | 8690 | 7424 | 5529 | 4757 | 4119 | 3657 | 3140 | 2719 | 2281 | 2126 | 1325 | 1569 | 1462 | 1897 | 1866 | 1771 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.20m | 11:15PM1.32m | 12:19PM1.24m | 00:26AM1.34m | 1:18PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.84m | 6:00AM0.73m | 6:13PM0.82m | 6:58AM0.67m | 7:14PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1132 | 945 | 1247 | 7728 | 9408 | 8690 | 7424 | 5529 | 4757 | 4119 | 3657 | 3140 | 2719 | 2281 | 2126 | 1325 | 1569 | 1462 | 1897 | 1866 | 1771 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | NW 6 | SW 19 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 69 | 834 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1366 | 1222 | 5 | 823 | 454 | 402 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | WSW 12 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 237 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 173 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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