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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | |
813 | 672 | 683 | 827 | 944 | 855 | 798 | 739 | 722 | 604 | 583 | 544 | 593 | 593 | 771 | 876 | 1362 | 1311 | 1227 | 1328 | 1555 | 883 | 647 | 773 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.56m | 3:02AM1.63m | 3:33PM1.58m | 3:33AM1.61m | 4:06PM1.58m | 4:05AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.57m | 9:16AM0.43m | 9:27PM0.57m | 9:46AM0.43m | 10:00PM0.59m | 10:17AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 813 | 672 | 683 | 827 | 944 | 855 | 798 | 739 | 722 | 604 | 583 | 544 | 593 | 593 | 771 | 876 | 1362 | 1311 | 1227 | 1328 | 1555 | 883 | 647 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | SSW 10 | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 555 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 550 | — | 606 | 773 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 336 |
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