Surf Forecasts:
Dumps (Brandon Bay) surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, WNW swell with 245 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 cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dumps (Brandon Bay) in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 04) 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 | 10AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumps (Brandon Bay) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s call it like it is - the Dumps in Brandon Bay is pretty much a write-off for the next 16 days. The wind is wrong, the swell is weak, and there are long stretches of nothing.
It starts on Wednesday, 29 July, and it’s a dud. You’ve got a 4ft swell from the West with a short 8-second period, and a cross-onshore wind messing it all up. The combined energy is moderate (196), but it’s chop. Thursday morning is slightly bigger at 5ft from the WNW, but still a cross-onshore breeze and an 8-second period - poor. By Friday, the swell drops to 3ft and the energy is just 100.
There is one tiny window on Sunday, 2 August. For the morning, the wind goes offshore from the ESE at only 3 mph, leaving the surface glassy. The swell is tiny though, just 2ft from the NW with a 7-second period, and the energy is weak (111). It’s surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon is a bit better - swell at 3ft from the NNW with an 8-second period, a clean cross-offshore wind from the NE at 6 mph, and energy of 148. It’s small, but it’s the cleanest it’ll get.
After that, it’s a wasteland. From Monday, 3 August, through the second week, the swell crashes to 1ft or 1ft, with periods all over the place. Even glassy conditions on Wednesday, 5 August (NE at 3 mph) can’t save a 1ft wave. Confidence for the second week is low, but the numbers don’t lie.
There is a spike on Tuesday, 11 August, with a 5ft swell from the NW at an 8-second period and energy jumping to 313 (moderate). But the wind is light cross-shore, so it’s not clean.
So, the bottom line: this is a dead run for Dumps. The only real standout is the morning of Sunday, 2 August - tiny but clean. Otherwise, you’re waiting on a change in the pattern. Forecasts can shift, but right now, it’s rough.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 10 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
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 kJ | 190 | 168 | 120 | 245 | 183 | 96 | 93 | 99 | 64 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 120 | 128 | 51 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 8:40AM3.57m | 8:49PM3.68m | 9:19AM3.48m | 9:30PM3.50m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2:28PM0.62m | 2:53AM0.45m | 3:08PM0.75m | 3:34AM0.63m | |||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 19 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 190 | 168 | 12 | 26 | 183 | 96 | 93 | 9 | 64 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 120 | 128 | 51 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 8 | W 9 | NNW 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | N 9 | SW 8 | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | NNW 6 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 120 | 245 | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 35 | — | 19 | 13 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 384 | 226 | 579 | 616 | 6 | 6 | 616 | 227 | 25 | 395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 54 | 244 | 679 | 755 | 33 |
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