Dumps Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is
13.6° C
1.8° 

Dumps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dumps today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 11PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
5
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5
4
4
4
4
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3297
3422
3425
3459
3518
3781
4078
4618
4749
4493
4005
3390
2760
2412
2376
3404
4812
4839
4458
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57PM1.47m
9:53AM1.28m
10:28PM1.43m
11:34AM1.33m
Low Tide
2:24PM0.69m
3:42AM0.67m
4:01PM0.74m
5:18AM0.64m
5:45PM0.70m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
16
15
13
12
12
11
11
14
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
14
12
9
9
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