Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is

14.8° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 11AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2911	2197	2230	1909	2499	2221	1368	1368	1221	1221	1132	946	669	524	701	943	804	695	606	379	495	410	347	296
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				11:44AM1.38m				00:04AM1.57m				12:54PM1.47m				1:10AM1.64m				1:53PM1.59m
Low Tide		5:33AM0.56m				5:45PM0.65m				6:40AM0.48m				6:57PM0.57m				7:38AM0.40m				7:58PM0.48m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48
	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	15	15	14	12	12	11	11	13	17	18	16	15	14	14	13	15	18	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	9	9	10	11	12	11	9	10	9	9	11	15	16	14	13	12	12	11	13	16	16	16	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	2911	2197	2230	1909	2499	2221	1368	1368	1221	1221	1132	946	669	524	701	943	804	695	606	379	495	410	347	296
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	SSE 7	SSE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SSE 8	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	431	17	16	34	52	78	103	136	134	149	135	448	240	212	175	163	152	114	114	113	110	102	71	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	121	116	84	163	178	12	12	26	41	40	112	36	34	33	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	77	104	74	156	207	236	177	166	149	287	244	236	136	167	139	194	228	228	235	248	204	162	131	91
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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