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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 3PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | |
548 | 514 | 411 | 320 | 259 | 230 | 158 | 137 | 174 | 202 | 172 | 163 | 160 | 182 | 160 | 154 | 120 | 237 | 343 | 499 | 446 | 477 | 986 | 2195 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.30m | 10:20PM1.42m | 11:10AM1.32m | 11:41PM1.49m | 12:20PM1.40m | 00:36AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.78m | 3:55PM0.76m | 5:07AM0.72m | 5:23PM0.72m | 6:16AM0.62m | 6:24PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 4 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 12 |
 kJ | 548 | 514 | 411 | 320 | 259 | 230 | 158 | 137 | 174 | 202 | 172 | 163 | 160 | 182 | 160 | 154 | 120 | 237 | 19 | 76 | 446 | 95 | 183 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 17 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | S 14 | W 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 77 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 76 | 18 | 54 | 42 | 16 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | S 10 | S 10 | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 343 | 499 | — | 477 | 986 | 2195 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 902 | 24 |
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