Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dumps today?

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
!
0
!
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111111111111121111121213141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1902167498467472478561558659361552149543050460494715992285374044585980785984129312
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
N
10
N
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrossononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
1.41
12:50PM
1.48
1:26AM
1.56
1:46PM
1.59
2:11AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.72
6:43AM
0.72
7:13PM
0.61
7:43AM
0.58
8:01PM
0.49
8:28AM
0.46
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset7:25-------7:24-------7:23-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------221-111
Temp. °C201919181717202020181717161719202018181817171717
Feels °C (?)171617171716181817161517161616161616151414131211
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