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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 May 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 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
829 | 850 | 837 | 837 | 863 | 915 | 1042 | 1028 | 915 | 796 | 722 | 649 | 624 | 536 | 528 | 414 | 414 | 346 | 330 | 233 | 226 | 184 | 180 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:47PM1.79m | 4:00AM1.85m | 4:33PM1.77m | 4:47AM1.77m | 5:22PM1.72m | 5:38AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.35m | 10:18AM0.24m | 10:37PM0.40m | 11:04AM0.32m | 11:30PM0.47m | 11:54AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 829 | 850 | 837 | 837 | 863 | 915 | 1042 | 1028 | 915 | 796 | 722 | 649 | 624 | 536 | 528 | 729 | 528 | 346 | 330 | 551 | 399 | 329 | 203 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 184 | 59 | 87 | 57 | 49 | 73 | 55 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 414 | 414 | 18 | 18 | 233 | 226 | 184 | 180 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | — | — | S 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | 34 | 58 | 59 | 58 | — | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 20 | — | — | 8 | 15 | 11 | 70 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 460 | 123 | 117 | 121 | 115 | 126 | 135 | 169 | 346 | 469 | 636 | 763 | 819 | 921 | 890 | 1398 | 988 | 561 | 573 | 1185 | 973 | 872 | 655 | 470 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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