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The Dump surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
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The Dump surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Dump sea temperature is
9.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Dump today?

The current surf forecast for The Dump at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.3
WNW
1.6
W
2
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)8121212111110107710991616151514141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1692443533302461851751338077851266412517421027232931136162786512141483
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
E
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
2.83
4:35PM
1.91
3:24AM
2.75
5:40PM
1.79
4:14AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
0.92
10:05AM
-0.62
9:18PM
1.07
11:00AM
-0.53
10:05PM
1.20
12:01PM
-0.38
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:18-------6:16-------6:15---
Sunset8:15-------8:15-------8:16-------
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------111-1-----
Temp. °C1312121313151212111010910101099999991010
Feels °C (?)121010111012101010886788787666788
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