Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dumps today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 6PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 868 | 716 | 603 | 586 | 1116 | 1543 | 2141 | 1858 | 1697 | 1583 | 1626 | 1379 | 1240 | 706 | 625 | 568 | 604 | 533 | 396 | 354 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.42m | 7:59AM1.44m | 8:38PM1.31m | 9:35AM1.42m | 10:26PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.68m | 1:30AM0.66m | 2:38PM0.75m | 3:08AM0.73m | 4:26PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 868 | 716 | 603 | 546 | 1116 | 1543 | 2141 | 1858 | 1697 | 1583 | 1626 | 1379 | 1240 | 706 | 625 | 568 | 604 | 533 | 396 | 354 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 67 | 218 | 586 | 416 | 105 | 72 | 102 | 71 | 71 | — | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 8 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 65 | 65 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 31 | 43 | 45 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 133 | 252 | 226 | 188 | 149 | 187 | 190 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 177 | 317 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 338 | 336 | 60 | 48 | 41 | 9 | 10 | 336 | 397 | 397 | 82 | 4 |
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