Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is

15.7°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 4PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2141	1831	1697	1583	1452	1379	785	635	625	923	840	533	403	382	303	297	254	254	379	1110	1222	1370	1216
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	W	SW	SSW	S	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	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:59AM1.44m					8:38PM1.31m				9:35AM1.42m				10:26PM1.31m					11:02AM1.49m
Low Tide					2:38PM0.75m				3:08AM0.73m				4:26PM0.72m				4:43AM0.72m					5:43PM0.62m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	15	16	17	16	16	16	15	14	16	20	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	14	13	15	14	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	13	11	13	14	14	13	16	18	18	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 6	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	2141	1831	1697	1583	1452	1379	785	635	625	923	840	533	403	382	303	297	121	254	216	1110	1222	1370	1216
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	—	W 18	W 18	W 10	W 16	W 16	SSW 16	SW 11	SSE 6	SSW 14	W 16	W 9	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	72	102	71	71	39	38	37	37	21	—	6	6	17	5	5	24	254	66	379	5	6	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	SE 13	SE 13	W 18	W 18	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSE 6	NW 16	W 16	—	—
kJ	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	7	7	6	6	—	—	—	5	5	93	166	55	10	5	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	SE 6	SE 6	—
kJ	10	—	—	—	—	—	133	282	225	78	70	141	197	215	198	160	228	120	—	—	33	25	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Baboon Point West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Rocklands Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	31	31	31	60	109	82	269	173	231	336	336	397	10	9	0	0	0	22	26	10	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kamer Van	Long Beach	Long Beach	Long Beach										Sollys	Captains	Captains	The Hoek	The Hoek	Hout Bay	The Hoek	Kamer Van	Captains	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3										2	2	3	3	3	2	4	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kamer Van Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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