Surf Forecasts:
Dumps (Brandon Bay) surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with 1,814 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 Friday (Aug 21) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. 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 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumps (Brandon Bay) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here with a look at the next couple of weeks for Dumps (Brandon Bay).
Honestly, the outlook is a tough one for the first week and a half. There’s a big dry spell, with hardly anything worth paddling out for. From the 15th through to the morning of the 28th, we’re looking at a long run of poor surf. Most days you’ll be fighting cross-onshore breezes or a messy cross-chop, with weak little waves that won’t do much. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a rare treat for your skin, but it doesn’t make up for the flat spell.
Now, there’s a little glimmer of hope on the morning of Friday the 28th. That’s the real standout and the only time you should even think about waxing up. We get offshore winds from the ESE, light at 9 mph, so it’ll be glassy and clean. The swell is from the W at 5 ft, with a period of 10 seconds. That’s not massive, but with a combined energy of 487, it’s got enough push to give you some proper, lined-up walls. The wind holds through the afternoon too, swinging cross-off from the SE. For this spot, Friday the 28th is it – the one day where everything lines up for a decent session.
After that, it looks like it drops back off into small, messy conditions again through the end of the month. So if you’re looking for waves, mark that Friday the 28th on your calendar. The rest of the window is a quiet one.
Stay frothy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 84 | 75 | 187 | 165 | 78 | 75 | 179 | 273 | 417 | 721 | 749 | 1232 | 1396 | 732 | 659 | 393 | 118 | 93 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39PM4.21m | 8:07AM3.89m | 8:18PM3.99m | 8:44AM3.71m | 8:57PM3.70m | 9:22AM3.47m | 9:38PM3.37m | 10:03AM3.22m | 10:24PM3.04m | 10:52AM2.98m | 11:23PM2.77m | 11:58AM2.80m | 00:45AM2.61m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM-0.03m | 1:58PM0.32m | 2:23AM0.22m | 2:37PM0.54m | 2:59AM0.54m | 3:17PM0.80m | 3:38AM0.88m | 4:01PM1.09m | 4:22AM1.22m | 4:59PM1.36m | 5:26AM1.49m | 6:29PM1.53m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 120 | 84 | 75 | 187 | 165 | 78 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1396 | 732 | 8 | 393 | 118 | 22 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | — | SW 17 | N 7 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 5 | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | 25 | 25 | 2 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | — | — | N 8 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 75 | 179 | 273 | 417 | 721 | 749 | 1232 | — | — | 659 | — | — | 93 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 190 | 8 | 27 | 648 | 122 | 616 | 10 | 469 | 385 | 10 | 275 | 579 | 20 | 0 | 95 | 17 |
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