Surf Forecasts:
Dumps (Brandon Bay) surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 2 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period, W swell with 588 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 2 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s 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 Thursday (Jul 02) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dumps (Brandon Bay) in the next 16 days are 1.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 4PM. 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+) | 10PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 4th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumps (Brandon Bay) over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks at Dumps (Brandon Bay). Let’s get into it.
Right off the bat, the next several days are pretty grim. From Thursday morning the 2nd of July right through to the 9th, there’s very little worth paddling out for. A lot of it is just blown out or small, with a persistent cross to cross-onshore wind messing up what little bump there is. You’re looking at a run of surf that’s mostly poor or marginal at best. The combined wave energy is pretty weak to moderate at best, like nothing over 998 (combined energy of all swells) during that whole stretch, so don't expect any punch.
Then, we get the real standout. Friday the 10th of July is the only true highlight on this whole forecast. Morning and afternoon, the conditions glass right off with calm or near-calm winds. Swell comes in from the NW at a solid 6ft to 6ft with a nice 11-second period, which gives it some proper groundswell grunt and shape. Combined energy jumps right up to 821 and 712, which is proper moderate to strong energy. The water's about 62°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year. This is the window. It'll be clean, it'll have some push, but at that size, it's a solid intermediate wave at Dumps. The optimum direction is NW, and this swell is coming straight from the NW, so it’s lining up perfectly. With the “sometimes” crowd tag, you might have company, but for conditions like this, you won’t care.
After that high point, it trails off. Saturday the 11th into the following week drops off quickly in size and picks up wind again. The second week is pretty flat and messy. By the 14th and beyond, we're down to tiny 2ft to 3ft waves with weak energy readings of around 80 to 179. There are a few glassy windows on the 14th morning, 15th morning, and 16th morning, but the swell is just too small and weak to get excited about. It's basically grovel territory.
So to wrap it up: suffer through the first week of junk, and pencil in Friday the 10th of July. That’s the one. The rest is a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 998 | 555 | 394 | 353 | 408 | 379 | 453 | 588 | 542 | 422 | 363 | 257 | 195 | 160 | 111 | 315 | 307 | 270 | 238 | 202 | 240 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:29PM3.70m | 7:56AM3.39m | 8:05PM3.66m | 8:33AM3.34m | 8:41PM3.58m | 9:12AM3.29m | 9:20PM3.48m | 9:55AM3.24m | 10:03PM3.36m | 10:42AM3.20m | 10:54PM3.25m | 11:37AM3.17m | 11:55PM3.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.73m | 1:38AM0.52m | 1:43PM0.75m | 2:13AM0.55m | 2:18PM0.81m | 2:48AM0.60m | 2:56PM0.89m | 3:27AM0.67m | 3:40PM0.98m | 4:11AM0.75m | 4:31PM1.08m | 5:04AM0.85m | 5:35PM1.14m | ||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 998 | 555 | 394 | 353 | 66 | 222 | 453 | — | 542 | 422 | 363 | 257 | 195 | — | 51 | 315 | 307 | 270 | 238 | 202 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 12 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 176 | 108 | 74 | 69 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 408 | 379 | — | 588 | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 227 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
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