Dumps Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is
13.2°C
2.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
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4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3415
3890
3949
3844
3688
3488
3169
2837
2682
2386
2111
1700
1420
1116
965
3337
2252
387
322
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
NE
5
N
5
NE
10
SW
30
S
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:44PM1.74m
6:07AM1.55m
6:26PM1.64m
6:55AM1.44m
7:19PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.41m
12:04PM0.49m
00:44AM0.52m
12:52PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:29
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
16
17
16
14
14
12
11
12
14
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
12
11
14
15
14
13
14
10
10
11
12
11
7
8
7
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