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Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 SASTForecast 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
16.0° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunes today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 1PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thu 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1010 | 952 | 2850 | 3051 | 2736 | 2448 | 1945 | 1774 | 1515 | 1349 | 1245 | 1226 | 1100 | 980 | 878 | 816 | 761 | 669 | 575 | 741 | 435 | 346 | 291 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:14PM 1.31 | 6:32AM 1.35 | 7:09PM 1.18 | 7:36AM 1.18 | 8:35PM 1.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:04PM 0.18 | 12:15AM 0.31 | 12:54PM 0.33 | 1:13AM 0.46 | 2:06PM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thu 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
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