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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 May 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 6PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | |
642 | 642 | 649 | 1633 | 1858 | 2125 | 2633 | 2708 | 2764 | 2816 | 2553 | 2265 | 2146 | 1891 | 1700 | 1458 | 1278 | 1258 | 1098 | 1969 | 1725 | 1803 | 2053 | 2690 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.31m | 10:53PM1.50m | 11:37AM1.34m | 11:53PM1.54m | 12:32PM1.39m | 00:41AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.71m | 5:35AM0.63m | 5:37PM0.69m | 6:28AM0.57m | 6:29PM0.66m | 7:10AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 642 | 642 | 649 | 1633 | 1858 | 2125 | 2633 | 2708 | 2764 | 2816 | 2553 | 2265 | 2146 | 1891 | 1700 | 1458 | 1278 | 1258 | 1098 | 1969 | 1725 | 1803 | 2053 | 1673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 22 | — | SW 20 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 230 | 314 | 496 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 129 | 349 | — | 19 | — | 552 | 2690 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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