Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is

14.4° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 9AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2071	1912	1671	1559	1413	1374	3631	3420	3466	2391	3313	2977	2931	2103	2275	2359	2257	2173	2832	2789	2508	1805	1596	1368
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SW	SE	ESE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	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
High Tide				9:04AM1.33m				9:34PM1.52m				10:23AM1.32m				10:50PM1.53m					11:44AM1.38m
Low Tide		3:03AM0.62m				3:05PM0.67m				4:17AM0.61m				4:25PM0.68m					5:33AM0.56m				5:45PM0.65m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	17	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	12	15	15	14	12
Feels °C	16	14	14	17	16	13	11	9	8	8	9	9	10	9	10	9	8	8	8	8	11	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	2071	1912	1671	1559	1413	1374	3631	3420	3466	2391	3313	2977	2931	2103	2275	2359	2257	2173	2832	2789	2508	1805	1596	1368
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12
kJ	241	540	694	861	1078	1225	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	892	340	17	37	34	82	112	141
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	535	—	59	61	90	103	90	92	117	122	160	160	135	169	177
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	60	10	94	9	9	4	9	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4		5		5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	5	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8	8

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