Dumps Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dumps sea temperature is
12.2°C
3.4° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 7PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (20 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1288
1180
998
953
784
636
545
536
472
429
347
329
314
314
308
342
374
335
367
435
391
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
11:21AM1.20m
11:45PM1.20m
12:29PM1.32m
00:43AM1.31m
1:07PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.89m
6:01AM0.79m
6:43PM0.77m
6:48AM0.68m
7:18PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:40
6:42
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
23
21
20
18
17
17
23
27
27
25
23
22
22
23
29
25
20
19
17
Feels °C
23
23
21
21
20
18
16
16
22
26
26
25
23
22
22
23
29
24
19
20
17
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