Dumps Surf Break

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is
13.4° C

2.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (01 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
2.4
WNW
8
1.3
SW
9
2.1
NW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2
NW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.2
SW
10
1.6
WNW
8
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.6
SW
16
1.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1623
1699
1230
1043
993
1129
944
636
518
456
655
249
432
568
412
377
366
279
298
222
233
198
165
309
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:27PM1.61m
4:29AM1.56m
4:58PM1.62m
5:03AM1.54m
5:31PM1.62m
5:39AM1.51m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.56m
10:38AM0.42m
11:03PM0.55m
11:10AM0.44m
11:39PM0.55m
11:44AM0.48m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
2
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
11
11
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
16
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
8
7
9
7
8
7
8
8
7
6
7
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
W
8
1.2
SW
8
1.2
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.5
W
8
Energy kJ
1623
1699
1230
1043
993
1129
944
636
518
456
360
208
201
296
400
377
296
279
239
217
192
149
147
309
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
S
8
0.4
SE
9
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
74
52
5
17
84
77
70
116
249
270
40
93
24
21
22
217
222
233
198
62
206
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
WSW
12
0.9
SW
10
0.5
W
11
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
25
5
18
33
33
33
50
160
63
23
13
12
27
58
117
111
108
130
165
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
1.1
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
8
1.5
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2
NW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
0.5
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
1
NNW
4
Energy kJ
7
56
69
24
45
59
171
352
655
181
432
568
412
353
366
234
298
5
1
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
4
2
2
3
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
70
10
24
22
7
7
27
1567
184
184
173
70
70
27
173
86
22
7
7
4
4
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
3
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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