Dumps Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.88° S 18.49° E

Dumps, South Africa Weather Observations

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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Dumps based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Dumps right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Dumps

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Thornton wx

6 km SE22 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 176°)
15
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Observatory wx

6 km S19 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
20
moderate winds from the SSW
(21 km/h at 198°)
35
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town - Portnet

6 km SSW2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.7 °C-
-

-

Plattekloof Glen wx

7 km E29 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the S
(8 km/h at 180°)
20
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Molteno Reservior

9 km SSW97 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

In memory of Patrice

11 km SW400 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 145°)
15
22.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town

12 km S70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 0°)
5
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Robben Island

14 km WNW2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cape Town International Airport

14 km SE212 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearno report
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 230°)
14.8 °C0.0
0.0
-
-
-

Shoebury Heights wx

16 km S624 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 72°)
0
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Dumps and within an acceptable time window.

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