The Dump surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 21 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 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (21 Mar)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
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
Period(s) (?)141615151414141413131313131314131313131314161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13372109220820101797155613761064863850745700649615692560596528512520712130714751556
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
W
0
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
0
S
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01PM
1.14
2:50AM
0.85
3:28PM
1.22
2:53AM
0.81
3:57PM
1.25
2:38AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
0.41
8:15AM
0.26
9:39PM
0.52
8:22AM
0.23
10:10PM
0.66
8:31AM
0.21
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20
Sunset--7:25-------7:23-------7:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191816161515151922211817171718232827232322212224
Feels °C (?)181616171616161921191716161616212725232323212224
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