Surf Forecasts:
Dumps (Brandon Bay) surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, WNW swell with 1,333 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s 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 Thursday (Jul 23) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m 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 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumps (Brandon Bay) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, your local surf reporter, looking at what’s on the menu for Brandon Bay over the next couple of weeks.
Well, it’s fair to say the next week and a bit is pretty grim. If you’re just looking at the charts, it’s going to be a long blank spell with next to nothing worth paddling for. I’d say we’re looking at a solid 10 to 11-day stretch of poor surf conditions. There’s a brief window around the end of July where a bigger swell rolls in, but it gets hammered by onshore winds, making a mess of things. Not one for the paddle board, that’s for sure.
The one real standout in this whole period comes on Sunday, the 2nd of August. It’s been a while coming, but things finally line up at Dumps (Brandon Bay). The morning of the 2nd gets things going with a knee-to-waist high swell from the WSW, about 6 ft, with a clean cross-off breeze – the kind of morning that has you checking the cams. Then the afternoon is where it gets really interesting. The swell jumps to a solid 8 ft from the WNW, and the wind drops to glassy. That’s a rare combo here for this forecast run. Expect some proper, well-shaped waves with that moderate wave energy (692) and clean surface. The water is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, which is always a bonus. This is the day to have the board in the car.
Before that, on Saturday the 25th of July, there’s a notable jump in size, with an 8 ft swell from the NW showing up in the afternoon, and strong to very strong wave energy (1359). But the wind is onshore from the west and the forecast is questionable, so it’s a miss. You’d be watching from the beach.
After the 2nd, the pattern turns back to rubbish winds and poor surf for the rest of the run. So, my advice? Wait for that Sunday, the 2nd of August. That’s your window. The rest is a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 37 | 40 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 134 | 120 | 95 | 344 | 894 | 1333 | 1180 | 1028 | 726 | 501 | 424 | 368 | 446 | 510 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:16AM2.89m | 12:54PM2.93m | 1:28AM2.78m | 2:04PM2.93m | 2:43AM2.81m | 3:09PM3.03m | 3:45AM2.94m | 4:03PM3.20m | 4:34AM3.11m | 4:46PM3.40m | 5:14AM3.27m | 5:25PM3.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM1.30m | 6:32AM1.30m | 7:21PM1.37m | 7:47AM1.39m | 8:35PM1.32m | 8:53AM1.34m | 9:33PM1.17m | 9:47AM1.21m | 10:20PM0.98m | 10:31AM1.04m | 11:00PM0.78m | 11:08AM0.86m | 11:37PM0.59m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 134 | 120 | 95 | 98 | — | — | — | — | 726 | 501 | 424 | 368 | 446 | 510 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | NW 11 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 12 | — | 20 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | — | — | 20 | 23 | — | — | — | 344 | 894 | 1333 | 1180 | 1028 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 364 | 0 | 390 | 390 | 227 | 235 | 1002 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 381 | 384 | 413 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 394 | 10 |
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