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Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 25 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
14.8° C
(Which is 4.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunes today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 585 | 451 | 435 | 346 | 291 | 247 | 558 | 270 | 527 | 622 | 678 | 678 | 569 | 450 | 343 | 294 | 220 | 193 | 207 | 273 | 370 | 367 | 380 | 899 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:35PM 1.06 | 9:22AM 1.07 | 10:41PM 1.07 | 11:23AM 1.09 | 12:11AM 1.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:06PM 0.48 | 2:52AM 0.58 | 4:07PM 0.54 | 5:12AM 0.56 | 5:51PM 0.47 | 6:35AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
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