Surf Forecasts:
Dumps surf forecast from 6 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 7 Nov, 2PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 14 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with 5,952 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 6 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dumps this week:
The surf forecast for Dumps over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 06) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dumps in the next 16 days are 4.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 14) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 6th Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Sat 7th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumps over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1581 | 1398 | 2317 | 4592 | 2608 | 1245 | 1027 | 254 | 180 | 153 | 115 | 423 | 452 | 431 | 367 | 2740 | 2143 | 1572 | 978 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.62m | 2:07PM1.76m | 2:32AM1.65m | 2:39PM1.77m | 3:04AM1.67m | 3:09PM1.75m | 3:34AM1.66m | 3:39PM1.71m | 4:05AM1.63m | 4:08PM1.65m | 4:37AM1.59m | 4:39PM1.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.38m | 7:58AM0.48m | 8:26PM0.35m | 8:30AM0.46m | 8:55PM0.35m | 9:00AM0.46m | 9:23PM0.36m | 9:29AM0.49m | 9:50PM0.39m | 10:00AM0.53m | 10:18PM0.44m | 10:31AM0.59m | 10:48PM0.50m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | 7:17 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1581 | 1398 | 2317 | 4592 | 2608 | 1245 | 1027 | 254 | 180 | 153 | 79 | 423 | 452 | 431 | 367 | 2740 | 2143 | 1572 | 978 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 9 | W 10 | NW 11 | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 369 | 164 | 343 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 220 | 156 | 92 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 58 | 225 | 54 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 14 | NW 11 | — | — | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 99 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 15 | 115 | 11 | 41 | 9 | 257 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 3 | — | SW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 105 | 206 | 200 | 222 | 120 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 130 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 452 | 0 | 336 | 452 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 415 | 9 |
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