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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 12PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
120 | 221 | 254 | 548 | 417 | 464 | 1693 | 2443 | 2584 | 2584 | 1527 | 1158 | 939 | 834 | 738 | 751 | 865 | 865 | 766 | 867 | 1114 | 1095 | 241 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.40m | 00:36AM1.59m | 1:09PM1.49m | 1:19AM1.66m | 1:47PM1.56m | 1:54AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.62m | 6:24PM0.65m | 7:05AM0.53m | 7:09PM0.58m | 7:43AM0.45m | 7:46PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 |
— | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 13 | NW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 120 | 221 | 254 | 55 | 417 | 104 | 253 | 6 | 2584 | 2584 | 1527 | 900 | 792 | 834 | 738 | 751 | 865 | 865 | 766 | 867 | 1114 | 1095 | 1136 | 1012 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | S 15 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | NW 12 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 38 | 29 | 18 | 58 | 93 | 6 | — | — | 694 | 792 | 1158 | 939 | 713 | 572 | 505 | 385 | 328 | 328 | 265 | 260 | 249 | 241 | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | NW 12 | SW 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 20 | 76 | 6 | 54 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 11 | 40 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | — | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 66 | 87 | 548 | — | 464 | 1693 | 2443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 47 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 184 | 22 | 336 | 451 | 139 | 989 | 140 | 140 | 10 | 31 | 1584 | 1861 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 60 | 140 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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