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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 2AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | |
10333 | 8957 | 7501 | 5508 | 4461 | 3857 | 3068 | 2253 | 1844 | 1488 | 1259 | 916 | 680 | 494 | 411 | 325 | 259 | 230 | 158 | 223 | 174 | 198 | 194 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.49m | 7:45AM1.39m | 8:40PM1.41m | 9:24AM1.30m | 10:20PM1.42m | 11:10AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.72m | 2:12PM0.71m | 3:24AM0.78m | 3:55PM0.76m | 5:07AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 |
15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
10333 | 8957 | 7501 | 5508 | 4461 | 3857 | 3068 | 2253 | 1844 | 1488 | 1259 | 916 | 680 | 494 | 411 | 325 | 259 | 230 | 158 | 223 | 174 | 198 | 194 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 125 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 15 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | S 10 | W 9 | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 |
— | 231 | — | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 143 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 |
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