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Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 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
19.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dunes today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 03). 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 (03 Feb)--
Afternoon (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)101010131212121212111111111011111111111210121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)175142131369252248240228224183180174198180194194194224220361170355331268
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
10
ESE
0
NW
10
SE
10
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
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		cross-
off		offoffglasscross-
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)
4:29PM
1.53
4:50AM
1.64
5:04PM
1.47
5:23AM
1.59
5:37PM
1.38
5:55AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
0.02
11:05AM
0.09
11:09PM
0.08
11:39AM
0.16
11:39PM
0.17
12:11PM
0.24
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:11-------6:11--
Sunset7:51-------7:50-------7:49-------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------211---------
Temp. °C212121212121232322222222212021212121202020202021
Feels °C (?)171717181820232220202124242222191818171718171719
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