Dunes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 18.35° E

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dunes sea temperature is

15.8° C

Dunes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dunes today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 8PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1789	1494	1545	4013	3728	2754	3582	3666	3409	3024	2979	3068	3219	1793	2805	2507	2313	2049	1944	1722	1507	1507	1333	1182
Wind (km/h)	NW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	8:59AM1.10m				9:26PM1.29m				10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m
Low Tide			2:52PM0.46m				4:04AM0.39m				4:12PM0.49m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	12
Feels °C	16	14	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1789	1494	1545	4013	3728	2754	3582	3666	3409	3024	2979	3068	3219	1793	2805	2507	2313	2049	1944	1722	1507	1507	1333	1182
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 10	S 14	SSW 13	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SE 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11
kJ	962	1276	1446	10	14	54	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	1130	9	17	37	60	82	110	141	136	132	155
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 15	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	SW 20
kJ	10	10	10	—	9	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	—	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	367	—	—	—	—	64	—	56	56	74	80	119	160	189	209	269	248	219	239
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dunes Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Sollys Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	1	161	4	51	23	24	23	23	23	347	23	23	23	23	23	23	11	11	11	4	4	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Hout Bay	Beach Road		The Hoek		Sollys	Off The Wall	Big Bay	Off The Wall	Off The Wall		Off The Wall	Haakgat	Big Bay	Big Bay	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4		5		4	5	5	5	4		4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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