Dumps Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 6AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (12 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
2.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
716
1253
1776
1371
3233
3212
2888
2482
2140
1855
1550
1262
1029
1014
827
663
643
504
423
361
471
585
423
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51AM1.77m
4:05PM1.88m
4:23AM1.74m
4:37PM1.83m
4:54AM1.67m
5:08PM1.74m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.27m
10:19PM0.26m
10:23AM0.31m
10:48PM0.33m
10:52AM0.38m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
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6:35
6:35
6:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
15
16
16
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
16
19
21
20
18
16
15
15
15
18
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
18
21
20
19
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
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