Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 09 Jul 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Dunes today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
6
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121313131313131313131313131314141516151514141414151414141414141413131313121212121212121211111111141414141313131414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)186425373010314036134071493051955269549353584981487347214515482087021752727406133251203810933102991040916197101009128771468995945487339233133245620451799179916121446136917942160220618511586145514751819267328843106287826622609295628742729254223632475
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
40
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
1.29
2:49AM
1.36
3:21PM
1.36
3:26AM
1.41
3:57PM
1.42
4:02AM
1.43
4:32PM
1.47
4:39AM
1.43
5:09PM
1.50
5:18AM
1.40
5:46PM
1.51
5:59AM
1.35
6:27PM
1.49
6:45AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.26
8:48PM
0.36
9:10AM
0.20
9:25PM
0.30
9:44AM
0.15
10:02PM
0.26
10:17AM
0.12
10:39PM
0.24
10:51AM
0.12
11:18PM
0.23
11:27AM
0.14
11:59PM
0.23
12:04PM
0.19
12:44AM
0.26
12:47PM
0.26
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise-7:52-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:48--
Sunset----5:51-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:53-------5:54-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515151515141312121314151515151513131212131312121212121313121111121314131312121313131414131313131313141514141312121314
Feels °C (?)10101010101114121010131111111186544578777678887778999881098888101010999111011108888
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