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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
14.4° C
 (Which is 5.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dumps today?

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212121211111111111110101091111131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31943385334430172690240222241906163712811037716606505364350330337307287319769746723
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
1.64
3:21PM
1.65
3:48AM
1.71
3:53PM
1.68
4:18AM
1.76
4:26PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
0.57
9:31PM
0.42
9:51AM
0.51
10:02PM
0.39
10:24AM
0.47
10:32PM
0.38
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-5:52-------5:54-------5:54------
Sunset----7:59-------7:58-------7:58---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171719191817171616171921201919181719252726242018
Feels °C (?)141315141211121213131416141415151516212321201716
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