The Dump Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.39° N 124.66° W

The Dump 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 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 (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)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 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
332
274
274
274
269
190
190
158
154
151
151
148
139
133
125
108
97
74
71
69
67
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
0
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
SE
0
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:13AM1.33m
6:42PM2.05m
9:58AM1.34m
7:49PM2.01m
11:19AM1.42m
9:06PM2.02m
Low Tide
11:39AM1.14m
2:55AM0.25m
12:19PM1.28m
4:03AM0.18m
1:44PM1.37m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:20
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
16
18
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
15
15
14
15
13
15
14
13
13
15
14
14
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