Surf Forecasts:
Dumps (Brandon Bay) surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, WNW swell with 374 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dumps (Brandon Bay) this week:
The surf forecast for Dumps (Brandon Bay) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dumps (Brandon Bay) in the next 16 days are 1.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumps (Brandon Bay) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your wetsuit, it's Rusty. This forecast is a bit of a heartbreaker, with a long stretch of poor conditions. The first week is mostly a write-off, with messy onshore winds and tiny, gutless swell. The water is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least you won't be shivering while you're waiting for something to happen.
The first call for the spot is Dumps (Brandon Bay). The first real chance is the morning of Sunday, July 22nd. It's dead glassy, with a tiny 4ft wave from the NW, a short 8-second period, and weak energy (169). It's surfable mush, but barely. The afternoon gets a little bumpy and even smaller.
Monday, August 3rd, brings a bit of offshore wind, cleaning it up, but the swell just vanishes. We're looking at 3ft (75) in the morning, dropping to 2ft (54) in the afternoon. It's clean, but there's no power. This flat spell hangs around through the 4th, 5th, and 6th. There's a tiny kick on the morning of the 7th with 5ft from the west (187), but it's a short 6-second period, so it's just messy.
Now, here's the one day you need to circle. The morning of Saturday, August 8th, is a completely different story. A solid 10ft groundswell from the WNW rolls in, with a 10-second period and a massive energy reading of 1593. The wind is light and offshore, so it's clean. This is a serious, powerful, heavy swell—experts only. But you have to be on it early, because the afternoon turns to total garbage with onshore wind and rain. The 9th and 10th are a total loss, just getting smashed by strong onshore winds.
After that, it all drops back to nothing. The 11th is just weak, choppy slop. So, a long, flat, and bumpy start, one very specific, heavy, clean window for the big dogs on the morning of the 8th, and then back to the wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 374 | 309 | 289 | 304 | 190 | 159 | 147 | 251 | 157 | 96 | 168 | 173 | 113 | 116 | 162 | 164 | 142 | 104 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | off |
High Tide | 4:46PM3.40m | 5:14AM3.27m | 5:25PM3.59m | 5:50AM3.42m | 6:00PM3.75m | 6:25AM3.53m | 6:33PM3.85m | 6:58AM3.60m | 7:06PM3.90m | 7:31AM3.62m | 7:39PM3.88m | 8:05AM3.61m | 8:12PM3.80m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.78m | 11:08AM0.86m | 11:37PM0.59m | 11:43AM0.71m | 00:10AM0.44m | 12:16PM0.59m | 00:43AM0.33m | 12:48PM0.52m | 1:14AM0.27m | 1:20PM0.51m | 1:45AM0.27m | 1:53PM0.54m | 2:18AM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 573 | 374 | 309 | 289 | 304 | 190 | 159 | 37 | 51 | 61 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 164 | 142 | 104 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | 22 | 26 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 251 | 157 | 96 | 168 | 173 | 113 | 116 | 162 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 227 | 0 | 226 | 384 | 8 | 579 | 616 | 8 | 395 | 395 | 364 | 398 | 878 | 36 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
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