Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dumps sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Dumps today (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
274
222
243
215
153
184
215
290
326
321
326
241
440
434
398
386
342
342
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
ESE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross
High Tide
4:08PM1.89m
4:31AM1.75m
4:44PM1.84m
5:09AM1.68m
5:23PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.23m
10:29AM0.33m
10:58PM0.29m
11:07AM0.41m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
18
14
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14
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25
27
24
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26
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Feels °C
18
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