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Dump, Australia

Stay in Victor Harbor: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Victor Harbor

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20040611 Victor Harbor Viewed From Bluff
Victor Harbor, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Ian W. Fieggen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Dump

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (151°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (331°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 133). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 3 good days in 7; in December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Victor Harbor, 3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Adelaide International Airport (ADL), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

    See flights MDW → ADL · Skyscanner from about £875 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Dump.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Victor HarborAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Victor Harbor · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Victor Harbor · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Dump does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct141 ft10 ssoft32kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct393 ft11 ssoft141kJ26°C
Tue 20Oct323 ft10 ssoft141kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct423 ft9 ssoft136kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct664 ft11 ssoft392kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct554 ft11 ssoft298kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct314 ft10 smushy288kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct514 ft9 ssoft180kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct234 ft9 smushy263kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct134 ft7 smushy140kJ13°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 30 by road. About 29h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf S-Club

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf S-Club

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf S-Club

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Knights

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Knights

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 30 by road. About 29h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Victor Harbor each day: Booma, Bullies, Chiton Rocks, Dump, Horseshoe Bay, Knights, S-Club, The Pines.

The trip from Victor Harbor, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,610–£3,090 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£875–£1,820
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£240–£395
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,610–£3,090

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Victor Harbor

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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