Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunes today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
SW
3
WSW
4
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1212111212121212111113131388101011111212121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2168203717332164256823103769363428842316167112992339891982117520774073578472637235659662748564
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
NNW
20
NW
35
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
WNW
55
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.57
3:28AM
1.72
3:56PM
1.57
4:07AM
1.69
4:36PM
1.52
4:50AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
-0.07
9:17PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
10:38PM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:21-------6:20-------6:19-----
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cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1083511---11223323311111-
Temp. °C141415161617161616161617161616161717161514151515
Feels °C (?)11101191212111110991110109788543568
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