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Dumps surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dumps today?
The current surf forecast for Dumps at 1PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 2177 | 2027 | 1361 | 961 | 747 | 625 | 775 | 852 | 923 | 880 | 749 | 737 | 633 | 522 | 435 | 353 | 302 | 297 | 291 | 242 | 225 | 242 | 285 | 353 | 378 | 384 | 899 | 1788 | 3495 | 3567 | 3278 | 3158 | 3079 | 3040 | 2736 | 2338 | 2117 | 2445 | 2148 | 1604 | 1273 | 1253 | 1235 | 919 | 746 | 594 | 527 | 466 | 608 | 859 | 981 | 1054 | 1423 | 1158 | 1142 | 1065 | 1093 | 1061 | 1014 | 1083 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:46AM 1.78 | 6:14PM 1.61 | 6:32AM 1.61 | 7:07PM 1.47 | 7:31AM 1.42 | 8:23PM 1.34 | 9:05AM 1.28 | 10:23PM 1.31 | 11:17AM 1.27 | 12:02AM 1.40 | 12:37PM 1.36 | 12:57AM 1.51 | 1:23PM 1.45 | 1:35AM 1.61 | 1:57PM 1.53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:02PM 0.43 | 12:16AM 0.56 | 12:51PM 0.59 | 1:14AM 0.72 | 1:59PM 0.74 | 2:56AM 0.85 | 3:54PM 0.83 | 5:13AM 0.84 | 5:41PM 0.79 | 6:34AM 0.73 | 6:44PM 0.70 | 7:22AM 0.62 | 7:26PM 0.62 | 7:57AM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
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