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Garbage Dump Surf Forecast
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Garbage Dump surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Garbage Dump today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage Dump at 10PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Garbage Dump. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 457 | 538 | 777 | 1202 | 1924 | 2130 | 1928 | 1690 | 1593 | 1377 | 1144 | 998 | 885 | 763 | 614 | 498 | 412 | 335 | 348 | 339 | 513 | 698 | 897 | 981 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:58PM 1.30 | 12:48PM 1.32 | 1:07AM 1.40 | 1:42PM 1.46 | 1:57AM 1.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:50PM 0.58 | 6:37AM 0.42 | 7:05PM 0.45 | 7:32AM 0.31 | 7:57PM 0.32 | 8:15AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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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). 0.8m 8s swell from the WSW with a 0.7m 16s long period groundswell, also from the WSW and a 0.5m 13s groundswell, also from the WSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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