Dumps Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
446
504
586
513
522
501
418
410
351
344
284
280
290
527
542
446
491
499
491
930
1175
1576
841
817
Wind (km/h)
0
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
0
NE
0
WNW
0
SW
0
SSE
5
N
0
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:51AM1.61m
3:09PM1.72m
3:20AM1.67m
3:36PM1.78m
3:50AM1.71m
4:05PM1.82m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.38m
9:17PM0.38m
9:23AM0.33m
9:46PM0.32m
9:52AM0.30m
10:15PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
21
21
19
16
16
15
14
14
19
20
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
14
Feels °C
19
17
17
19
19
17
16
16
15
14
14
19
18
16
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
12
9
11
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