Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is

14.1° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 7AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	18s
Evening (27 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	2	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	878	1904	3142	3882	4348	7958	6956	6283	3237	2754	2424	2509	2201	2140	1785	1615	1367	1247	1144	1053	991	1083	1083	1083
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	SW	S	SSE	SE
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	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		2:01AM1.46m				2:36PM1.50m				2:37AM1.51m				3:08PM1.58m				3:10AM1.57m				3:37PM1.64m
Low Tide				8:18AM0.53m				8:36PM0.62m				8:50AM0.46m				9:09PM0.55m				9:20AM0.41m				9:41PM0.49m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	17	17	14	13	12	12	12	14	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	12	13	13	9	6	8	7	8	8	9	8	10	13	14	12	11	10	10	10	12	15	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	878	1904	3142	3882	4348	4328	5076	4247	3237	2754	2424	2509	2201	2140	1785	1615	1367	1247	1144	1053	991	1083	1083	1083
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 20	—	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 6
kJ	545	158	186	—	1172	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	120	98	68	44	34	18	11	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	278	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 5	S 7	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	129	569	7958	6956	6283	489	437	443	428	374	302	279	169	355	241	189	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	5	2	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	176	176	47	880	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Beach Road	The Hoek	The Hoek			Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)		Big Bay	Haakgat	Rocklands	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Haakgat	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Van Riebeek	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5			5		6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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