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Dumps surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 SAST
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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 15.5°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.8 °C max: 20.3 °C min: 17.7 °C)
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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 15.5°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.8 °C max: 20.3 °C min: 17.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Dumps today?

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 8PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)12121413131313131312121212121211111111111111111010101112121111101212121212111111101010109141113131313131312121212141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)759636992158417491643149113741173108389981973659357351043735728323723723320419218520436050545677710301360250246794546439438523074268823441909148012498896414074118528928788657777537185845745289989841048
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononononglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
1.64
5:10AM
1.71
5:32PM
1.57
5:40AM
1.63
6:07PM
1.49
6:18AM
1.53
6:53PM
1.40
7:10AM
1.41
8:05PM
1.32
8:40AM
1.31
10:01PM
1.31
10:48AM
1.31
11:41PM
1.43
12:16PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
0.40
10:57PM
0.50
11:21AM
0.46
11:25PM
0.57
11:54AM
0.54
12:00AM
0.66
12:34PM
0.64
12:49AM
0.76
1:36PM
0.74
2:18AM
0.86
3:26PM
0.81
4:40AM
0.83
5:19PM
0.75
6:09AM
0.68
6:28PM
0.62
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:00----
Sunset--6:45-------6:44-------6:43-------6:40-------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------6:36-
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Rain (mm)
-----------------------------1-----1------------------------
Temp. °C192018171616161620232321181717172527262524211818202019191817171718181717181716161919191717161515212524222222191820222017
Feels °C (?)171715131314151518212019161616162525262624201717171917181815161614131315181816161817161415141314192222222221161618202017

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