Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garbage Dump today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Garbage Dump at 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Garbage Dump. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 403 | 389 | 441 | 375 | 308 | 284 | 259 | 373 | 366 | 822 | 746 | 1223 | 1129 | 1363 | 1338 | 1391 | 1559 | 1736 | 714 | 702 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.22m | 6:48AM1.16m | 7:04PM1.10m | 8:11AM1.08m | 8:47PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.55m | 00:18AM0.55m | 12:43PM0.67m | 1:15AM0.65m | 2:17PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 510 | 403 | 389 | 441 | 375 | 308 | 284 | 234 | 373 | 366 | 822 | 746 | 1223 | 1129 | 1363 | 1338 | 515 | — | 424 | 714 | 702 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 388 | 364 | 292 | 172 | 209 | 209 | 202 | 259 | 230 | 323 | 92 | 68 | 29 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 71 | 15 | 15 | 11 | — | 1391 | 1559 | 1736 | 229 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 217 | 217 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 77 | 227 | 227 | 190 | 251 | 240 | 203 | 250 | 237 | 255 | 227 | 227 | 196 |
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