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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 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
16.1° 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 2PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | |
263 | 268 | 362 | 2737 | 3887 | 3796 | 3456 | 2725 | 2168 | 2103 | 2039 | 1884 | 1682 | 2124 | 2362 | 2546 | 2459 | 1918 | 1575 | 1541 | 1548 | 1208 | 1010 | 831 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:27AM1.75m | 2:51PM1.64m | 2:57AM1.75m | 3:20PM1.66m | 3:25AM1.74m | 3:49PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.38m | 8:48PM0.47m | 9:11AM0.37m | 9:16PM0.47m | 9:37AM0.38m | 9:44PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 263 | 224 | 283 | 2737 | 3887 | 3796 | 3456 | 2725 | 2168 | 2103 | 2039 | 1884 | 1682 | 2124 | 2362 | 2546 | 2459 | 1918 | 1575 | 1541 | 1548 | 1208 | 1010 | 831 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 278 | 254 | 362 | 156 | 91 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 103 | 39 | 38 | 89 | 154 | 195 | 198 | 149 | 143 | 298 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 21 | W 21 | S 14 | S 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 11 |
| kJ | 205 | 268 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 38 | 71 | 126 | 180 | 255 | 143 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 52 | 117 | 86 | 87 | 117 | 133 | 155 | 166 | 110 | 193 | 81 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 269 | 184 | 173 | 175 | 70 | 184 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 7 |
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