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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dumps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dumps sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 3AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
883 | 900 | 864 | 257 | 268 | 177 | 196 | 184 | 527 | 502 | 535 | 202 | 224 | 268 | 349 | 2855 | 3936 | 3796 | 3456 | 2898 | 2209 | 2005 | 2013 | 1706 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.72m | 2:20PM1.61m | 2:27AM1.75m | 2:51PM1.64m | 2:57AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.52m | 8:16AM0.41m | 8:18PM0.49m | 8:44AM0.38m | 8:48PM0.47m | 9:11AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 883 | 900 | 864 | 730 | 705 | 681 | 572 | 603 | 480 | 502 | 535 | 184 | 224 | 224 | 349 | 2855 | 3936 | 3796 | 3456 | 2898 | 2209 | 2005 | 2013 | 1706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 260 | 265 | 305 | 257 | 268 | 177 | 196 | 170 | 527 | 67 | 426 | 202 | 205 | 254 | 321 | 156 | 117 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 40 | 41 | 78 | 130 | 127 | 184 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 65 | 41 | 268 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 26 | 28 | 923 | 70 | 677 | 749 | 55 | 32 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 184 | 184 |
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