Dumps Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. We’ve got a solid run of swell on the way, but it kicks off with some serious size that’s not for everyone. The window opens this Friday morning, July 24, and it’s a big one.

We’re looking at Dumps first up. This sandbar setup is inconsistent, so when it’s on, you gotta be on it. We start Friday morning, July 24, with a clean, glassy morning and a massive 12ft SW groundswell. The combined energy is pumping hard at 4757 (strong to very strong wave energy). That’s a lot of water moving. The period is a long 14 seconds, which is a proper groundswell, and at over 8ft, this is strictly for experienced surfers only. That SW direction is right on the money for the optimum here. The wind is dead calm, glassy conditions – absolute magic if you’ve got the skills. It’s likely to be a bit of a circus with the crowds, so expect a lineup.

The swell drops back a touch through Friday afternoon, still 10ft and clean with a cross-off breeze, but the same caveat applies: this is big, powerful stuff for the crew who know what they’re doing.

Saturday morning, July 25, sees a 7ft, 13-second swell. Still a solid groundswell, and the combined energy is 2016 (strong). It’s clean. By Saturday afternoon, it’s 8ft and still clean. The standouts here are really those first two days of the forecast – the glassy, big, clean windows on Friday morning and Sunday morning, July 26, when the wind goes glassy again on a 7ft, 12-second swell.

By Monday, July 27, the wind kicks up. We’re talking 22-25 mph cross-off winds. The swell is still big, but the conditions are marginal. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The next real standout comes after that blow. Tuesday morning, July 28, the wind swings offshore and stays moderate. The wave energy is 3614 (strong) on a 10ft, 15-second swell. That’s a very long period groundswell, which will be lining up on Dumps, but at a beach break, a period that long can make things a bit straight. Still, for the experienced surfer, that’s a session to circle.

The pattern continues with good, clean surf through the end of July and into early August. August 1, Saturday, has a nice 5ft, 13-second swell and clean conditions in the morning. There’s a gap after that Sunday, August 2, where the wind is onshore and the quality drops out. That’s a day to skip.

But then it picks up again. Tuesday, August 4, brings a clean 5ft, 14-second morning with offshore wind, and the size builds back up. Wednesday, August 5, is a genuine standout: glassy conditions, 8ft, 13-second SW groundswell, and the energy is 1817 (strong). That morning is as good as it gets here for a clean, big swell.

The last few days of the forecast run into some cross-onshore wind and marginal conditions from August 6 onward, but Dumps is a rare bird. When it’s on, it’s a proper wave. The best of the best is that first Friday glassy morning, and then the Tuesday-to-Wednesday window early in August. Keep an eye on the wind, and don’t sleep on that glass.

Rusty.

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