Dumps Surf Forecast

/ Cape Town (69 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (33.88° S 18.49° E)

Surf Forecasts

Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 05 Jul 2025 SAST

Forecast 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 15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dumps today?

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 7PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	15s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	15s
Evening (05 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	14s

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

Hourly 12 Days

Cape Town Surf

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	Saturday 05					Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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	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	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
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	0	!	2	!	!	!	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	9305	8347	7771	13021	12049	6152	10331	5091	4937	4462	4154	3540	3010	2820	2905	2875	2888	2847	3084	2806	2538	2286	2094	1786	1794	1488	1345	1265	1277	1483	1578	2325	2718	2725	2994	3393	5062	6445	5765	5197	4735	4391	3997	4122	5432	8200	11108	11742	11091	9746	8525	7377	6554	5574	4883	4183	3667	3355	3005	2866
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	N	NNW	WNW	WSW	SW	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNW	SW	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	N	S	SSE	S	NE	W	W	W	NW	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	SW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:46AM 1.24				11:54PM 1.39				12:46PM 1.30				12:47AM 1.42				1:34PM 1.37				1:32AM 1.47					2:15PM 1.45				2:13AM 1.52				2:51PM 1.52				2:51AM 1.57				3:26PM 1.59				3:28AM 1.61				3:59PM 1.65				4:05AM 1.63				4:34PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)				5:34PM 0.80				6:28AM 0.66				6:33PM 0.77				7:14AM 0.60				7:24PM 0.72				7:55AM 0.53					8:08PM 0.66				8:32AM 0.47				8:47PM 0.60				9:07AM 0.42				9:25PM 0.54				9:41AM 0.38				10:03PM 0.49				10:16AM 0.36

	Saturday 05					Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-

Rain (mm)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	13	16	16	15	15	15	14	13	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	15	14	14
Feels °C (?)	12	11	10	9	10	10	8	10	10	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	10	9	9	9	11	14	15	13	13	12	10	9	12	11	12	12	12	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	10	11	13	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	12	10	11

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