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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 2PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 471 | 275 | 490 | 580 | 692 | 692 | 569 | 450 | 350 | 263 | 199 | 158 | 199 | 244 | 273 | 321 | 439 | 584 | 1176 | 1931 | 1820 | 1756 | 1190 | 971 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:23AM 1.32 | 10:39PM 1.34 | 11:28AM 1.34 | 12:13AM 1.45 | 12:46PM 1.44 | 1:09AM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:07AM 0.83 | 4:14PM 0.80 | 5:21AM 0.80 | 5:55PM 0.73 | 6:41AM 0.67 | 6:57PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sun 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
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