Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is

14.4° C

Dumps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dumps today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 7PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (07 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7					Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1200	1363	1677	1703	1972	2071	1912	1789	1559	1494	1305	3269	3237	3275	2391	3313	2977	2454	2135	2103	2143	2983	2385	2832
Wind (km/h)	NNW	W	W	SSW	S	SE	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					8:27PM1.54m				9:04AM1.33m				9:34PM1.52m				10:23AM1.32m				10:50PM1.53m
Low Tide		1:58PM0.62m					3:03AM0.62m				3:05PM0.67m				4:17AM0.61m				4:25PM0.68m					5:33AM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	17	16	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	16	16	16	17	15	16	15	15	15	16	15	12	10	9	8	9	10	11	10	10	9	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1200	1363	1677	1703	1972	2071	1912	1789	1559	1494	1305	3269	3237	3275	2391	3313	2977	2454	2135	2103	2143	2983	2385	2832
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	—	S 14	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	W 15
kJ	149	149	151	114	244	241	540	694	861	1078	1225	—	14	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	786	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 23	WSW 22	SW 22	SW 21	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	21	46	73	154	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	S 11	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	610	—	—	90	90	86	74	80	64	71
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	4	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	26	26	9	9	9	9	41	9	4	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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