Surf Forecasts:
Dumps (Brandon Bay) surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NW swell with 93 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s 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 Saturday (Aug 01) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. 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 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore 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 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumps (Brandon Bay) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Brandon Bay over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, the first week is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions with small, weak swell and a lot of onshore wind. From Saturday the 1st right through to Friday the 8th, it’s mostly small, messy, and not worth getting wet for. The swell energy is low, with figures barely climbing past 100 (combined swell energy 95 to 80) for the first few days, and even when it does bump up a little, the wind is all wrong. You’ll see a few small windows of clean surf on Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd, but the waves are tiny – 1ft to 3ft from the NW – so it’s really just a desperate paddle.
Now, the stand-out is Sunday the 9th of August. That’s the one to circle. The morning session at Dumps (Brandon Bay) looks like the pick of the whole forecast. The wind is glassy, dead calm, giving us that ultra-clean, mirror-like surface. There’s a 4ft, 9-second swell from the WNW, and the combined energy is a solid 272 – that’s proper moderate energy, enough to get a few nice runners. This is a fairly exposed spot, so it’ll soak up that swell well. The direction is perfect, too. It’s not going to be huge, but it’ll be clean, fun, and with a bit of push. The crowd factor is “sometimes” here, so you might not have it to yourself, but with conditions that good, it’s worth the company.
After that, the surf drops off again. Monday the 10th has some clean surf, but it’s a step down in size. The following week gets a bit lumpy and windy, with a few pulses of 5ft to 6ft swell from the W and WNW, but the winds are strong and onshore, making it a mess. The afternoon of Tuesday the 11th sees a 5ft, 10-second swell from the WSW with a combined energy of 467 (strong wave energy), but the wind is cross-shore and choppy, so it’s not a surfer’s wave. For the most part, the second week is a case of watching the wind and hoping it swings around.
That Sunday morning, the 9th, is your best bet. Lock it in.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 55 | 57 | 88 | 76 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 61 | 68 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 31 | 64 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:31AM3.62m | 7:39PM3.88m | 8:05AM3.61m | 8:12PM3.80m | 8:40AM3.57m | 8:49PM3.68m | 9:19AM3.48m | 9:30PM3.50m | 10:03AM3.36m | 10:20PM3.30m | 10:58AM3.22m | 11:23PM3.12m | 12:06PM3.13m | 00:44AM3.02m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.51m | 1:45AM0.27m | 1:53PM0.54m | 2:18AM0.33m | 2:28PM0.62m | 2:53AM0.45m | 3:08PM0.75m | 3:34AM0.63m | 3:55PM0.92m | 4:24AM0.85m | 4:56PM1.09m | 5:31AM1.06m | 6:19PM1.18m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 7 | NNE 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 55 | 57 | 88 | 69 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 31 | 64 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 76 | 45 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 11 | SW 4 | SW 7 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | E 2 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 61 | 68 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 128 | 306 | 336 | 186 | 379 | 359 | 122 | 421 | 406 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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