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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 19 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 562 | 749 | 1286 | 3550 | 4437 | 4957 | 5072 | 4903 | 5182 | 7284 | 7471 | 6841 | 6113 | 5110 | 4581 | 3936 | 3409 | 2884 | 2715 | 3177 | 3512 | 3812 | 3959 | 4465 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:14AM 1.92 | 4:42PM 1.79 | 4:56AM 1.84 | 5:26PM 1.71 | 5:42AM 1.71 | 6:16PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:30AM 0.23 | 10:43PM 0.36 | 11:12AM 0.32 | 11:28PM 0.47 | 11:58AM 0.45 | 12:22AM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
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