The Dump Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.39° N 124.66° W

The Dump 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Dump sea temperature is
11.4° C
3.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Dump at 3AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.7
SSW
15
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
266
376
418
188
332
326
326
269
188
199
165
165
173
148
151
145
136
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
0
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
NE
0
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:54PM2.14m
8:13AM1.33m
6:42PM2.05m
9:58AM1.34m
7:49PM2.01m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.28m
11:39AM1.14m
2:55AM0.25m
12:19PM1.28m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:23
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
14
16
18
15
15
15
15
16
16
19
17
16
14
15
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