Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dumps sea temperature is

14.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dumps today (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 9AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Evening (10 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	680	1027	1474	2457	2250	1811	1597	1846	1321	1134	934	967	816	710	509	407	393	632	1236	1647	1388	3272	3001	2688
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross-off
High Tide		2:41AM1.72m				2:58PM1.86m				3:17AM1.77m				3:33PM1.89m				3:51AM1.77m				4:05PM1.88m
Low Tide				8:48AM0.30m				9:14PM0.25m				9:22AM0.26m				9:48PM0.24m				9:53AM0.27m				10:19PM0.26m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	17	20	19	17	15	15	15	16	17	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	13	13	15	14	13	12	13	11	12	12	14	17	16	15	13	13	13	14	15	15	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	680	658	1474	2457	2250	1811	1597	1846	1321	1134	934	967	816	710	509	407	393	632	1236	1647	1067	3272	3001	2688
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 12	—	S 8	SW 17	—	—	—
kJ	346	1027	546	—	—	—	—	—	—	139	153	—	—	—	34	104	248	193	—	86	1388	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	—	—	—	S 4	—	S 6	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8
kJ	24	16	10	—	—	—	9	—	127	258	302	299	360	487	610	498	353	316	273	198	296	471	502	408
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	5	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	31	31	31	60	60	10	9	0	9	109	9	9	9	9	0	9	9	10	951	10	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Sollys	The Hoek	Captains	Long Beach	Long Beach	Long Beach			Beach Road	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Beach Road		Off The Wall	Sollys	Sollys	Beach Road	Sollys	Beach Road	Beach Road	Kamer Van		Big Bay	Sollys
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3			4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Outer Pool Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Sollys Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town		Pastures West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8	7	5	5	5

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