Dumps Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Dumps today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 1AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
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4
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
254
244
355
677
1532
2295
2390
2326
2803
3968
4975
4675
4182
3672
3383
3297
3214
3300
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:56PM1.63m
7:21AM1.42m
7:48PM1.55m
8:24AM1.33m
8:57PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.54m
1:19PM0.59m
2:18AM0.62m
2:24PM0.69m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
3
5
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
12
11
11
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
15
14
13
10
8
8
11
12
11
10
9
10
13
10
10
10
9
8
9
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