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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
268 | 200 | 196 | 184 | 527 | 502 | 473 | 202 | 224 | 268 | 303 | 2968 | 3887 | 3796 | 3456 | 2725 | 2209 | 2005 | 2039 | 1915 | 1682 | 1835 | 2020 | 2495 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.61m | 2:27AM1.75m | 2:51PM1.64m | 2:57AM1.75m | 3:20PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.41m | 8:18PM0.49m | 8:44AM0.38m | 8:48PM0.47m | 9:11AM0.37m | 9:16PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:04 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 625 | 603 | 572 | 603 | 550 | 502 | 498 | 339 | 224 | 224 | 303 | 2968 | 3887 | 3796 | 3456 | 2725 | 2209 | 2005 | 2039 | 1915 | 1682 | 1835 | 2020 | 2495 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 268 | 200 | 196 | 170 | 527 | 67 | 473 | 184 | 205 | 268 | 264 | 156 | 117 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 21 |
| kJ | 78 | 130 | 127 | 184 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 202 | 41 | 2 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 25 | 923 | 46 | 52 | 666 | 624 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | 70 | 61 | 72 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 86 | 184 | 275 | 275 | 173 | 70 |
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