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Dumps surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 SAST
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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 13.5°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.4 °C min: 16.1 °C)
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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 13.5°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.4 °C min: 16.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Dumps today?

The current surf forecast for Dumps at 4AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1.8
SW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.8
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1515141413131313131313121212121212111112121212111111111717161615151414141313131313121212121211688891116161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8605841340138812351198106087677873764754048047241432526824030057463662560455345739638110031961235824722258193917281704128010421026878757688589378414472436416252534686809790126129166236318367538556
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
W
0
S
5
SE
0
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
0
WNW
0
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrossononglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
1.59
1:55PM
1.51
2:02AM
1.66
2:23PM
1.58
2:29AM
1.71
2:50PM
1.64
2:55AM
1.75
3:17PM
1.67
3:21AM
1.76
3:44PM
1.67
3:48AM
1.76
4:13PM
1.66
4:16AM
1.73
4:43PM
1.63
4:48AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
0.54
7:52PM
0.57
8:17AM
0.47
8:19PM
0.51
8:42AM
0.41
8:45PM
0.47
9:07AM
0.36
9:12PM
0.46
9:34AM
0.34
9:38PM
0.46
10:01AM
0.35
10:07PM
0.48
10:30AM
0.38
10:37PM
0.52
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise---7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset------6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------6:13-------6:12-------6:09-------6:08-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161921201818181818232219151514141419191817171716161919181716151515182019181716161618181716151415141822231915141414
Feels °C (?)161716171921201819181716211918151413131318181718181817161918181918161616181917181716151515141210111012111519191612111112

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