Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SAST
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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 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dumps today?

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
0.7
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
11
2.2
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
200
196
184
527
502
473
202
224
268
303
2968
3887
3796
3456
2725
2209
2005
2039
1915
1682
1835
2020
2495
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
0
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:20PM1.61m
2:27AM1.75m
2:51PM1.64m
2:57AM1.75m
3:20PM1.66m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.41m
8:18PM0.49m
8:44AM0.38m
8:48PM0.47m
9:11AM0.37m
9:16PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
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6:07
6:06
6:05
6:04
Temp °C
14
13
15
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
16
16
15
15
12
11
12
14
13
12
13
12
11
10
12
13
13
13
15
13
12
11
12
12
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
2.2
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
625
603
572
603
550
502
498
339
224
224
303
2968
3887
3796
3456
2725
2209
2005
2039
1915
1682
1835
2020
2495
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
1.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
13
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
268
200
196
170
527
67
473
184
205
268
264
156
117
51
49
31
23
11
11
4
4
2
39
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.1
S
9
0.9
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
78
130
127
184
8
8
100
202
41
2
203
10
4
4
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.7
SSE
13
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
Energy kJ
14
25
923
46
52
666
624
26
6
28
70
61
72
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
397
9
0
0
0
4
31
31
31
9
0
7
7
4
86
184
275
275
173
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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