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Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 04 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Dunes today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 4PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 975 | 837 | 766 | 749 | 720 | 795 | 886 | 1594 | 1453 | 1696 | 1456 | 1906 | 2534 | 3677 | 3847 | 3789 | 3374 | 2905 | 2559 | 2685 | 2123 | 1957 | 1676 | 1607 |
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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:28PM 1.25 | 1:34AM 1.31 | 2:01PM 1.41 | 2:11AM 1.43 | 2:33PM 1.55 | 2:46AM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:36PM 0.39 | 7:50AM 0.23 | 8:11PM 0.24 | 8:22AM 0.12 | 8:45PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Dunes (calm at Shoebury Heights wx 14 km from Dunes). 1.9m 11s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.
1 h 8 min ago
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