Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.39° N 124.66° W

The Dump 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Dump sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.8° 

The Dump surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Dump today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Dump at 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

Table - waves today at The Dump. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
1.1
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
9
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.7
W
11
2
W
13
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
289
433
478
407
485
370
442
402
437
454
1218
1535
1425
1193
1006
936
873
658
1288
1151
1111
969
726
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01AM1.68m
3:59PM2.19m
7:22AM1.63m
4:44PM2.06m
8:44AM1.66m
5:50PM1.93m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.09m
9:52AM1.39m
00:02AM0.22m
10:35AM1.48m
1:04AM0.32m
11:51AM1.54m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:41
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6:28
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6:25
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1
6
1
1
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Temp °C
17
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
13
14
12
10
10
8
6
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
8
8
7
7
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