Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5278 | 4932 | 4298 | 3701 | 3459 | 3293 | 3295 | 2414 | 3138 | 2839 | 2502 | 1933 | 1613 | 1624 | 1615 | 1403 | 917 | 1026 | 1138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.47m | 12:52PM1.45m | 1:12AM1.56m | 1:49PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.70m | 6:36AM0.56m | 7:03PM0.59m | 7:36AM0.45m | 8:01PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 5278 | 4932 | 4298 | 3701 | 3459 | 3293 | 3295 | 2414 | — | 2296 | 2502 | 1933 | 1613 | 1363 | 1336 | 31 | 917 | 756 | 1138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 132 | 326 | 268 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 471 | 268 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 352 | 3138 | 2839 | 358 | 276 | — | 1624 | 1615 | 1403 | 159 | 1026 | 882 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 140 | 317 | 336 | 661 | 1409 | 1458 | 1224 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 176 | 139 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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