Dumps Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is
13.3°C
2.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.4
SW
25
0.8
SW
24
1.3
SW
22
1.7
SW
21
2.1
SW
20
2.3
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
95
93
68
66
101
94
90
92
116
162
661
1528
2460
3370
3302
3122
2220
1978
1664
1460
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:01AM1.33m
8:36PM1.38m
9:45AM1.27m
10:31PM1.33m
11:38AM1.35m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.74m
3:24AM0.73m
4:12PM0.79m
5:18AM0.70m
6:02PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
18
14
13
11
11
10
16
20
21
17
14
14
13
13
19
24
25
23
21
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
9
7
7
6
12
16
17
13
10
12
10
11
17
23
24
22
20
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