Dumps Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is
11.3°C
4.3° 

Dumps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dumps today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 5PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
1
SW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1464
1285
1247
745
630
447
531
614
294
206
137
98
224
151
200
313
304
299
346
417
601
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
E
0
N
5
N
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:50PM1.50m
1:14AM1.53m
1:40PM1.65m
2:01AM1.64m
2:21PM1.78m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.55m
7:28AM0.47m
7:57PM0.41m
8:11AM0.37m
8:38PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:31
6:32
 mm
Temp °C
24
26
24
21
21
22
21
20
23
24
23
21
21
18
17
16
20
21
18
16
15
Feels °C
23
25
23
20
20
22
21
20
22
23
21
20
20
17
17
16
19
19
16
15
14
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