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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 6AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 9961 | 9002 | 7848 | 6691 | 5487 | 4873 | 4103 | 3560 | 3208 | 2744 | 2407 | 2032 | 1897 | 1816 | 2032 | 2083 | 1765 | 1619 | 1461 | 1305 | 1192 | 1061 | 849 | 720 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:54AM 1.69 | 4:11PM 1.80 | 4:25AM 1.67 | 4:41PM 1.78 | 4:54AM 1.64 | 5:10PM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:53PM 0.34 | 9:58AM 0.32 | 10:23PM 0.35 | 10:26AM 0.34 | 10:51PM 0.38 | 10:53AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Dumps (calm at Thornton wx 6 km from Dumps). A 4.1m groundswell from the SW is too big for here
Actual: 36 min ago
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