Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Dunes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunes sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dunes today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 12AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)--
Afternoon (16 Nov)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (16 Nov)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
2.1
SSW
1.7
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.1
SE
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)81215141413131312777777788777161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60113231376328529402187177815691131819756778720679662830941932679576398368643705
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SSE
55
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
1.20
12:59PM
1.36
1:29AM
1.27
1:32PM
1.40
2:01AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
0.32
6:53AM
0.39
7:26PM
0.25
7:28AM
0.35
7:56PM
0.20
8:01AM
0.31
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise-----5:33-------5:33-------5:33--
Sunset7:27-------7:28-------7:29-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717161616181717181615141520211918171616171919
Feels °C (?)999878977877791514111010910101212
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