Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is

14.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dumps today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 6AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	8690	7424	5737	4757	4119	3657	3140	2580	2412	2221	1518	1626	1359	1801	1771	1665	1638	1398	1269	1193	1007	808	928	581
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	E	SE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	SE	SW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:15PM1.32m				12:19PM1.24m				00:26AM1.34m				1:18PM1.32m				1:19AM1.39m					2:01PM1.41m
Low Tide			6:00AM0.73m				6:13PM0.82m				6:58AM0.67m				7:14PM0.76m				7:42AM0.60m				8:00PM0.69m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	13	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	19	21	18	15	14
Feels °C	11	11	11	13	13	12	10	10	10	11	10	11	16	15	14	15	14	14	15	17	19	16	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 12
kJ	8690	7424	5737	4757	4119	3657	3140	2580	2412	2221	1518	1626	1359	1801	1771	1665	1638	1398	1269	1193	1007	808	928	500
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	WSW 14	SE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 13	SSW 16	—	—	—	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	6	5	5	1366	1222	5	577	312	402	25	—	—	—	103	258	283	412	440	357	581
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 11	—	SE 11	SE 11	—	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 11	—	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—	5	5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	20	—	132
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 3	SE 3	SSE 4	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	—	—	—	S 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	5	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	29
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	4	4	4	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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