Surf Forecasts:
Dumps (Brandon Bay) surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, W swell with 63 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W 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 Tuesday (Jul 14) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s 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 0.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumps (Brandon Bay) over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, the outlook is a tough one. We’ve got a whole lot of days with hardly any juice at all. The first proper surf recommendation doesn't show up until the very end of the run, so you’re looking at a long gap of quiet, small waves from now until the tail end of the period. It’s not going to be a total blank, but the quality is so poor for most of it that it’s not worth paddling out.
The only spot on the cards is Dumps (Brandon Bay). The water temp is sitting at 63°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might get away without a thick wetsuit.
The first glimmer of something rideable is on the morning of Sunday, 27 July. We’re looking at a small 3ft swell from the west, with a period of 9 seconds. The energy is weak (187), so these are gutless little lines. The wind is a light cross-onshore, which isn’t ideal, but it’s not a total blowout. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. It’s a long wait for a pretty average wave, but if you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your window.
The afternoon of Monday, 28 July is actually the best of a bad bunch. The swell drops to 3ft from the west, with an 8-second period and even weaker energy (145). But the wind goes glassy. That’s a major positive. If you can find a ripple, it’ll be clean. The waves are tiny, so you’ll need a longboard or a foiler, but you won’t be fighting the wind.
Honestly, the standout, if you can call it that, is that glassy spell on Monday the 28th. It’s the only time the conditions line up to give you something clean, even if it’s small. For the rest of the run, it’s a lot of waiting.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 13 |
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 kJ | 32 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 48 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM3.69m | 4:33AM3.63m | 4:54PM3.93m | 5:29AM3.82m | 5:46PM4.13m | 6:20AM3.94m | 6:34PM4.25m | 7:08AM3.97m | 7:20PM4.27m | 7:55AM3.92m | 8:06PM4.18m | 8:40AM3.79m | 8:50PM3.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.46m | 10:34AM0.51m | 11:08PM0.19m | 11:26AM0.36m | 11:58PM-0.01m | 12:14PM0.27m | 00:46AM-0.12m | 1:00PM0.25m | 1:32AM-0.11m | 1:44PM0.32m | 2:17AM0.01m | 2:29PM0.46m | 3:01AM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 48 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 21 | NNW 5 | W 13 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | NNE 4 | N 4 | W 10 | NNE 3 | N 4 | SW 15 | N 3 | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 15 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | — | W 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | NW 8 | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 201 | 606 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 36 | 395 | 36 | 54 | 1044 | 0 |
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