Dumps Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (25 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2061
2004
2233
2233
1722
1547
1186
1045
1077
669
587
543
458
426
370
513
504
603
531
513
513
495
475
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13PM1.53m
2:20AM1.53m
2:41PM1.63m
2:51AM1.61m
3:09PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.54m
8:19PM0.57m
8:27AM0.46m
8:48PM0.47m
8:55AM0.38m
9:17PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
14
19
19
16
13
12
11
12
17
23
23
22
20
18
18
18
20
21
19
16
15
Feels °C
8
8
10
15
15
13
10
9
8
10
15
22
22
22
19
17
16
16
17
18
17
15
14
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