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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
16.0° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 5PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2582 | 3887 | 3127 | 2280 | 1945 | 1614 | 1390 | 1349 | 1134 | 1117 | 1152 | 1081 | 919 | 774 | 761 | 669 | 585 | 583 | 604 | 593 | 291 | 226 | 226 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:21PM 1.59 | 6:40AM 1.61 | 7:16PM 1.46 | 7:42AM 1.45 | 8:38PM 1.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:08PM 0.45 | 12:20AM 0.57 | 12:59PM 0.60 | 1:20AM 0.72 | 2:14PM 0.74 | 3:07AM 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
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