Dumps Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.9° 

Dumps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dumps today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
0
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
284
280
290
527
542
446
484
499
499
930
1301
659
841
711
936
2173
2204
2170
1914
1742
1338
1610
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
N
5
N
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
SW
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:20AM1.67m
3:36PM1.78m
3:50AM1.71m
4:05PM1.82m
4:21AM1.72m
4:35PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.33m
9:46PM0.32m
9:52AM0.30m
10:15PM0.29m
10:21AM0.30m
10:47PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:25
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
19
19
17
17
15
14
15
14
17
17
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
15
13
18
17
16
16
14
14
13
12
14
14
10
10
10
9
9
7
8
9
7
6
8
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