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The Dump Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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The Dump surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 ACST
How big are the waves at The Dump today?
The current surf forecast for The Dump at 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Dump. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1403 | 1830 | 2373 | 2570 | 3071 | 3517 | 7699 | 5022 | 4076 | 6481 | 5846 | 2907 | 2474 | 2178 | 1726 | 1333 | 1129 | 854 | 624 | 596 | 705 | 587 | 573 | 850 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:04AM 1.02 | 11:14AM 1.06 | 11:32AM 1.12 | 11:51AM 1.13 | 12:44AM 0.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:43AM 0.96 | 8:20PM 0.31 | 8:26PM 0.36 | 8:20PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - East Coast
The wind is still cross-off at The Dump (fresh winds from the WNW at HindmarshIslandAws 12 km from The Dump). A 2.5m groundswell from the SW
Actual: 43 min ago
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