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Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunes today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | |
940 | 846 | 1134 | 1028 | 1175 | 1410 | 2133 | 2136 | 1924 | 1693 | 1435 | 1435 | 1265 | 1111 | 563 | 484 | 845 | 680 | 599 | 603 | 1848 | 2342 | 2670 | 3710 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.12m | 6:51AM1.07m | 7:49PM1.08m | 8:04AM1.01m | 9:10PM1.09m | 9:36AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.50m | 1:58AM0.62m | 2:23PM0.54m | 3:34AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | WSW 17 | SE 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 940 | 846 | 1134 | 1028 | 1175 | 980 | 2133 | 2136 | 1924 | 1693 | 1435 | 1435 | 1265 | 1111 | 563 | 430 | 845 | 680 | 599 | 581 | 581 | 197 | 132 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | SE 12 | WSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 434 | 484 | 476 | 759 | 555 | 1410 | 892 | 488 | 742 | 678 | 649 | 680 | 527 | 546 | 551 | 484 | 451 | 430 | 324 | 277 | 200 | 171 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | WSW 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 113 | 121 | 503 | 447 | 240 | 378 | 62 | 99 | 104 | 169 | 229 | 142 | 211 | 70 | 466 | 459 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 71 | 270 | 603 | 1848 | 2342 | 2670 | 3710 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 348 | 810 | 894 | 970 |
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