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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | |
1844 | 1488 | 1175 | 916 | 680 | 514 | 411 | 320 | 259 | 230 | 158 | 137 | 174 | 202 | 172 | 166 | 160 | 182 | 175 | 154 | 120 | 98 | 357 | 393 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.41m | 9:24AM1.30m | 10:20PM1.42m | 11:10AM1.32m | 11:41PM1.49m | 12:20PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.71m | 3:24AM0.78m | 3:55PM0.76m | 5:07AM0.72m | 5:23PM0.72m | 6:16AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | W 9 | SW 9 |
 kJ | 1844 | 1488 | 1175 | 916 | 680 | 514 | 411 | 320 | 259 | 230 | 158 | 137 | 174 | 202 | 172 | 166 | 160 | 182 | 175 | 154 | 120 | 54 | 43 | 393 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | W 16 | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 3 | SW 17 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 59 | — | 99 | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 77 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 98 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | S 10 | S 10 | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 139 | 115 | 89 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 357 | 282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 78 | 184 | 24 |
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