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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 10 | |
443 | 413 | 434 | 414 | 413 | 596 | 921 | 1261 | 1948 | 1875 | 1689 | 1475 | 1435 | 1301 | 1143 | 985 | 476 | 883 | 791 | 680 | 590 | 792 | 1499 | 2675 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.40m | 6:50AM1.31m | 7:44PM1.36m | 8:02AM1.25m | 9:00PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.65m | 00:49AM0.80m | 1:06PM0.73m | 2:07AM0.84m | 2:21PM0.78m | 3:42AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 142 | 413 | 434 | 414 | 408 | 476 | 385 | 1261 | 1948 | 1875 | 1689 | 1475 | 1435 | 1301 | 1143 | 985 | 476 | 883 | 791 | 680 | 590 | 69 | 55 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 188 | 53 | 149 | 248 | 413 | 596 | 921 | 378 | 259 | 158 | 73 | 82 | 796 | 376 | 293 | 269 | 404 | 189 | 140 | 131 | 96 | — | — | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 20 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SE 12 | — | — | NW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 443 | 78 | 49 | 46 | 62 | 133 | 461 | 378 | 62 | 99 | 52 | — | 158 | 142 | 214 | 127 | 198 | 459 | 23 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 10 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 266 | 264 | 264 | 228 | 153 | — | 328 | — | 138 | 166 | 180 | 505 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 35 | 153 | 792 | 1499 | 2675 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 117 | 375 | 455 |
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