Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 11PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8013 | 7239 | 5659 | 4684 | 4021 | 3133 | 2354 | 1922 | 1619 | 819 | 1523 | 2008 | 4055 | 4288 | 4531 | 4234 | 3650 | 3128 | 2491 | 2004 | 1736 | 1559 | 1541 | 1693 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.45m | 12:44PM1.33m | 00:50AM1.47m | 1:32PM1.39m | 1:33AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.75m | 6:35AM0.63m | 6:38PM0.73m | 7:19AM0.59m | 7:25PM0.70m | 7:56AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 8013 | 7239 | 5659 | 4684 | 4021 | 3133 | 2354 | 1922 | 1619 | 819 | 1523 | 2008 | 4055 | 4288 | 4531 | 4234 | 3650 | 3128 | 2491 | 2004 | 1736 | 1559 | 1541 | 1693 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 24 | W 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 780 | 18 | 39 | 218 | 640 | 736 | 993 | 101 | 96 | 65 | 64 | — | — | 30 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 188 | 133 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 113 | 126 | 149 | 199 | 221 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
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