Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is

14.6° 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 (09 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1387	3445	3420	3466	2527	3313	3037	2417	2672	2843	2983	1609	2870	2682	2571	2049	1748	1596	1368	1258	1201	1543	1013	997
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			9:34PM1.52m				10:23AM1.32m				10:50PM1.53m					11:44AM1.38m				00:04AM1.57m				12:54PM1.47m
Low Tide	3:05PM0.67m				4:17AM0.61m				4:25PM0.68m					5:33AM0.56m				5:45PM0.65m				6:40AM0.48m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	13	15	15	13	12	11	11	11	13	16
Feels °C	13	12	9	8	8	9	10	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	10	11	12	10	9	8	9	8	11	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1387	3445	3420	3466	2527	3313	3037	2417	2672	2843	2983	1609	2870	2682	2571	2049	1748	1596	1368	1258	1201	1543	1013	997
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	—	S 13	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	1225	—	—	14	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	892	431	17	37	34	52	112	141	136	132	118	111	115
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	W 11	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	152	114
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 9	S 9	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 4	—	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	320	417	—	—	52	35	61	51	48	29	—	98	72	141	140	151	133	113	212	236	200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Hoek Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	26	0	60	9	9	4	0	109	336	9	9	4	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	The Hoek	The Hoek		Sollys	Sollys	Sollys	Sollys			Sollys	Sollys	Sollys	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	5		5	5	5	5			4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	8	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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