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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
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 Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
414 | 346 | 330 | 233 | 230 | 184 | 180 | 125 | 119 | 82 | 68 | 96 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 118 | 136 | 134 | 181 | 314 | 311 | 366 | 443 | 498 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.72m | 5:38AM1.65m | 6:15PM1.65m | 6:34AM1.52m | 7:15PM1.57m | 7:40AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.47m | 11:54AM0.42m | 00:30AM0.57m | 12:50PM0.54m | 1:42AM0.65m | 1:58PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 414 | 346 | 330 | 233 | 435 | 290 | 181 | 151 | 303 | 96 | 47 | 33 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 314 | 311 | 366 | 443 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 2 | — | 230 | 184 | 180 | 125 | 119 | 82 | 68 | 47 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 181 | 126 | 121 | 79 | 134 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 11 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 30 | 39 | 71 | 70 | 35 | 78 | 32 | 96 | 46 | 45 | 11 | 68 | 136 | 134 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 502 | 629 | 658 | 599 | 1010 | 745 | 502 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
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