Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is

13.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dumps today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	1	1	0	2	4	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	756	694	963	1214	1015	1424	7451	9408	8690	7424	5529	4757	4119	3709	3186	2679	2376	2005	1249	1521	1703	1801	1771	1665
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	E	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SSE	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off
High Tide				10:55AM1.20m					11:15PM1.32m				12:19PM1.24m				00:26AM1.34m				1:18PM1.32m
Low Tide		4:45AM0.76m				4:51PM0.84m					6:00AM0.73m				6:13PM0.82m				6:58AM0.67m				7:14PM0.76m


	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	15	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	7	7	8	8	11	10	10	11	11	10	11	12	13	12	11	10	10	9	10	13	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	756	694	963	1214	1015	1424	7451	9408	8690	7424	5529	4757	4119	3709	3186	2679	2376	2005	1249	1521	1703	1801	1771	1665
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 12	SW 23	NNW 5	SW 19	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 12	SE 11	—	—
kJ	258	242	187	20	51	834	135	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	5	1366	5	5	929	312	288	5	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	WSW 12	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	13	17	17	17	237	154	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 5	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	46	85	98	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	29	24	34	25	31	40
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	27	27	175	25	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3		4	4	4	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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