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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 6AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5810 | 5632 | 5647 | 7221 | 7562 | 6937 | 6219 | 5502 | 4767 | 3936 | 3409 | 3018 | 2925 | 3404 | 3794 | 3858 | 3999 | 4976 | 6790 | 9375 | 9882 | 10140 | 9796 | 8708 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:56AM 1.84 | 5:26PM 1.71 | 5:42AM 1.71 | 6:16PM 1.60 | 6:35AM 1.55 | 7:17PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:43PM 0.36 | 11:12AM 0.32 | 11:28PM 0.47 | 11:58AM 0.45 | 12:22AM 0.60 | 12:54PM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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