Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garbage Dump today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Garbage Dump at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garbage Dump. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 943 | 739 | 636 | 587 | 464 | 456 | 360 | 317 | 268 | 263 | 200 | 171 | 188 | 168 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 281 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.79m | 5:13AM1.63m | 5:38PM1.75m | 5:57AM1.53m | 6:20PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.10m | 11:20AM0.09m | 11:54PM0.16m | 12:00PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 943 | 739 | 636 | 587 | 464 | 456 | 360 | 317 | 268 | 263 | 200 | 171 | 188 | 168 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 281 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 75 | 91 | 83 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 26 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24 | 24 |
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