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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 19 May 2025 SASTForecast update in 46 min 05 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
57.4°F
(Which is 5.4°F colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 5PM is: 7ft 9s primary swell from a West direction and 2ft 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 3ft 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in 46 min 05 s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 471 | 613 | 764 | 637 | 528 | 400 | 364 | 339 | 1004 | 1286 | 1726 | 1701 | 2463 | 3122 | 3739 | 3262 | 3113 | 3266 | 3293 | 3370 | 3775 | 4904 | 5992 | 6326 | 6227 | 6058 | 5549 | 5069 | 4907 | 4527 | 3656 | 2386 | 1931 | 2820 | 2494 | 1990 | 1968 | 1775 | 1457 | 1284 | 1169 | 1065 | 849 | 846 | 1967 | 2089 | 2215 | 2155 | 2066 | 1722 | 1672 | 1531 | 1598 | 1428 | 1664 | 2027 | 2140 | 2171 | 1892 | 1783 |
Wind (mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (ft) | 8:13PM 4.72 | 8:45AM 4.27 | 9:29PM 4.82 | 10:12AM 4.36 | 10:42PM 5.05 | 11:26AM 4.63 | 11:45PM 5.38 | 12:25PM 4.99 | 12:40AM 5.71 | 1:17PM 5.32 | 1:30AM 5.97 | 2:05PM 5.58 | 2:17AM 6.14 | 2:50PM 5.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (ft) | 1:39PM 2.26 | 2:47AM 2.43 | 2:59PM 2.33 | 4:12AM 2.23 | 4:20PM 2.23 | 5:21AM 1.87 | 5:27PM 2 | 6:18AM 1.48 | 6:25PM 1.71 | 7:08AM 1.15 | 7:16PM 1.44 | 7:55AM 0.89 | 8:05PM 1.25 | 8:39AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - |
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Rain (in) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °F | 64 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 63 |
| Feels °F (?) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 50 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 59 |
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