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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 11PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Mar) | 7ft (2.2m) | 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 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 999 | 1116 | 539 | 1158 | 1293 | 1190 | 1211 | 980 | 864 | 782 | 769 | 683 | 671 | 583 | 521 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 521 | 594 | 698 | 850 | 2271 | 2238 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:21PM 1.84 | 4:34AM 1.95 | 4:57PM 1.80 | 5:12AM 1.88 | 5:36PM 1.71 | 5:53AM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:21PM 0.28 | 10:48AM 0.25 | 10:57PM 0.34 | 11:26AM 0.33 | 11:35PM 0.44 | 12:08PM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 23 |
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