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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 9AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
1044 | 840 | 1029 | 832 | 865 | 848 | 768 | 766 | 795 | 764 | 273 | 257 | 240 | 177 | 200 | 184 | 535 | 444 | 473 | 202 | 224 | 224 | 357 | 1277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.66m | 1:47PM1.56m | 1:54AM1.72m | 2:20PM1.61m | 2:27AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.58m | 7:43AM0.45m | 7:46PM0.52m | 8:16AM0.41m | 8:18PM0.49m | 8:44AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 908 | 840 | 834 | 832 | 865 | 848 | 768 | 766 | 795 | 764 | 699 | 819 | 705 | 681 | 593 | 582 | 497 | 444 | 473 | 333 | 224 | 224 | 240 | 1277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1044 | 661 | 634 | 551 | 424 | 377 | 322 | 298 | 260 | 305 | 273 | 257 | 240 | 177 | 200 | 144 | 535 | 68 | 100 | 184 | 205 | 250 | 357 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 67 | 41 | 78 | 130 | 127 | 184 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 202 | 41 | 221 | 203 | 276 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1029 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 12 | 37 | — | — | — | 1398 | 55 | 909 | 880 | 74 | 624 | 39 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 60 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
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