Surf Forecasts:
Dumps (Brandon Bay) surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, NW swell with 1,108 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be 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 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumps (Brandon Bay) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
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Alright, Rusty here breaking down the next couple of weeks for Brandon Bay. Just the one spot to look at, and we've got to wade through some flat spells before anything good shows up.
It's a slow start for Dumps (Brandon Bay) . The first few days are pretty dead. Sunday the 2nd serves up a tiny 2ft swell from the WSW with a 9-second period, and there's a light cross-offshore breeze to keep things smooth. The water's a touch warmer than normal at 63°F, but the waves are just too weak (142 units of energy) to bother with.
Then comes a rough stretch. From Monday the 3rd all the way through to Sunday the 10th, it's nothing but poor conditions. We're talking onshore and cross-off winds, choppy water, and tiny, weak swell.
Things get a little more interesting around mid-month. On Tuesday the 11th, there's a hint of a longer-period groundswell from the WSW. It's still only 3ft but with a nice 11-second period, and the morning has clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE (248 units of energy). Not big, but that period will give it some shape.
The one to get excited about, though, is Saturday the 15th of August. This is the session to aim for. We've got a clean 6ft swell from the W with an 8-second period, and the big story is the morning is forecasted to be flat calm—glassy. That's huge for Dumps. The swell energy is solid at 481 units, and with the wind completely glassed out, the surf will be clean and well-shaped. It'll be a fun one for the intermediate crew. Since this is a standout more than a week out, it's promising but we'll need the forecast to hold. The days after look a bit more bumpy with onshore winds, so nail that Saturday session.
So, for the plan: wait out the flat spell, maybe sneak a session on the 11th, and then go hard on the 15th for the best waves.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
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 kJ | 73 | 55 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 255 | 848 | 931 | 872 | 146 | 46 | 42 | 214 | 556 | 660 | 504 | 352 | 191 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 1:28PM3.15m | 2:12AM3.08m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 6:58AM1.16m | 7:54PM1.08m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 55 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 13 | — | — | — | 17 | 146 | 46 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | 352 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 10 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 255 | 848 | 931 | 872 | 26 | 37 | 42 | 214 | 556 | 660 | 504 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 128 | 222 | 227 | 350 | 364 | 512 | 2 | 6 | 394 | 5 | 228 | 227 | 226 | 227 | 122 | 85 |
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