Surf Forecasts:
Dumps (Brandon Bay) surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, NW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with 955 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 4AM (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 Sunday (Aug 02) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dumps (Brandon Bay) in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumps (Brandon Bay) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, pull up a seat, let’s have a look at what’s happening for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, I’ll cut straight to it – it’s a rough stretch for Dumps (Brandon Bay). We’ve got a long, dry spell of flat, messy, or just plain unfavourable conditions before anything even remotely worth paddling out for shows up. The first record we’ve got is for the 1st of August, and it’s a dud.
The whole first week is a write-off. From the 1st through to the 15th of August, every single session is flagged as poor surf conditions. The swell is tiny, often under 3 ft, and when it does pop up a bit, the wind is just all wrong – strong onshore or cross-onshore, creating a mess. The combined swell energy is pathetic, bouncing around in the double digits and low hundreds (80, 98, 50, 27) – that’s barely any energy in the water. You’d be bobbing around on a lake. The only time the swell gets a bit of size, like on the 5th of August with 8 ft, the wind is howling at 28 mph straight onshore. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine. It’s a solid 15-day gap of nothing to recommend.
The water temperature is sitting at 63° and is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only good news.
Now, the light at the end of the tunnel. The 16th of August, a Sunday morning, finally shows some life. We’ve got a proper 12 ft swell rolling in from the WNW, with a 10-second period. The combined energy rockets up to 2022, which is very strong. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the WSW at 9 mph, which is workable. The afternoon holds onto a 10 ft swell with an 11-second period. This is the one, the only real standout. It’s still a “marginal” call due to tide, but for Dumps, that’s as good as it gets in this window. This is proper size though – over 8 ft, so this is for experienced surfers only. It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on the charts, but that’s your best bet.
Alright, that’s the long and short of it. A whole lot of nothing, then a big, late swell. Keep the faith.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
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 kJ | 55 | 57 | 75 | 73 | 86 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 782 | 636 | 746 | 137 | 58 | 21 | 227 | 273 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 1:45AM0.27m | 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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 | — | — | 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 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 57 | 75 | 69 | 86 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 42 | — | — | — | 137 | 53 | 21 | 15 | 273 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | N 7 | — | W 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 17 | 73 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 17 | 58 | 15 | 1 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 49 | 782 | 636 | 746 | 110 | — | — | 227 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 147 | 340 | 579 | 579 | 122 | 579 | 306 | 395 | 643 | 227 |
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