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Garbage Dump surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 07 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Garbage Dump today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage Dump at 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Garbage Dump. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 967 | 918 | 836 | 822 | 808 | 794 | 660 | 768 | 1004 | 426 | 652 | 600 | 506 | 463 | 463 | 471 | 488 | 497 | 505 | 678 | 760 | 785 | 754 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:10PM 1.94 | 3:37AM 1.79 | 3:49PM 1.93 | 4:17AM 1.75 | 4:29PM 1.84 | 4:58AM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:28PM -0.13 | 9:38AM -0.00 | 10:07PM -0.11 | 10:17AM 0.05 | 10:46PM -0.01 | 10:59AM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast
Continuing clean conditions at Garbage Dump (calm at Vredendal 51 km from Garbage Dump). 1.8m 12s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.6m 4s local chop from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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