The Dump surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 ACDT
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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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Dump today?

The current surf forecast for The Dump at 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (22 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131413131313131416151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1797162412471064863850745615700615692560596528512520612132414961556140711551026908
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
0
NNW
0
NNE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
20
SW
5
SSE
10
S
5
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
ononcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
0.85
3:28PM
1.22
2:53AM
0.81
3:57PM
1.25
2:38AM
0.79
4:28PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:15AM
0.26
9:39PM
0.52
8:22AM
0.23
10:10PM
0.66
8:31AM
0.21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---7:18-------7:20-------7:20----
Sunset------7:23-------7:22-------7:22-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C151515192322191717171823292824222324242120212222
Feels °C (?)161615192220181617161521282723222223231920202222
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