Surf Forecasts:
Dumps (Brandon Bay) surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with 1,739 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW 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 22) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dumps (Brandon Bay) in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumps (Brandon Bay) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 13 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 761 | 1369 | 1433 | 1491 | 1513 | 1290 | 951 | 186 | 77 | 138 | 100 | 36 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 40 | 935 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22AM3.47m | 9:38PM3.37m | 10:03AM3.22m | 10:24PM3.04m | 10:52AM2.98m | 11:23PM2.77m | 11:58AM2.80m | 00:45AM2.61m | 1:25PM2.76m | 2:19AM2.65m | 2:46PM2.90m | 3:28AM2.84m | 3:43PM3.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.80m | 3:38AM0.88m | 4:01PM1.09m | 4:22AM1.22m | 4:59PM1.36m | 5:26AM1.49m | 6:29PM1.53m | 7:06AM1.61m | 8:11PM1.48m | 8:34AM1.51m | 9:18PM1.27m | 9:31AM1.30m | 10:04PM1.01m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | W 5 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 761 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 157 | 72 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 935 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | SW 15 | NW 11 | SW 15 | W 8 | WSW 8 | N 6 | NW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | — | 9 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 40 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 355 | — | 1369 | 1433 | 1491 | 1513 | 1290 | 951 | 186 | 77 | 138 | 100 | 36 | 20 | 38 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 579 | 10 | 385 | 385 | 275 | 359 | 201 | 112 | 366 | 95 | 17 | 0 | 108 | 15 | 36 | 386 | 1 | 6 | 226 | 267 |
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