Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 Apr 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dunes today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (09 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)111112121217161615151414141413131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6175635935935426338231055126220272004183618241451128012611197119712661266122810211086944
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
0
NNE
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
SW
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
1.03
8:09PM
0.97
8:38AM
0.95
10:20PM
0.98
10:47AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.61
1:26PM
0.59
2:10AM
0.70
3:24PM
0.63
4:49AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---7:03-------7:05-------7:05----
Sunset------6:30-------6:30-------6:29-
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C262423232526252525242221222120202120191919192020
Feels °C (?)242423222525242424222019212119202120202120191919
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