Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunes today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 6PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
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
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5.5
W
12
7.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2133
2136
1924
1693
1435
1435
1265
1111
563
511
754
680
599
651
1107
1198
1728
4041
6166
7027
7890
7341
7851
13067
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
55
N
30
W
25
WNW
45
W
55
W
55
W
60
W
50
W
45
W
40
NW
65
NNW
85
NW
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49PM1.08m
8:04AM1.01m
9:10PM1.09m
9:36AM1.01m
10:24PM1.16m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.50m
1:58AM0.62m
2:23PM0.54m
3:34AM0.61m
3:47PM0.54m
4:54AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:26
7:28
7:28
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
24
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
16
13
14
14
13
14
15
13
12
11
10
9
8
5
7
8
3
3
2
2
2
4
6
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
2133
2136
1924
1693
1435
1435
1265
1111
563
511
754
680
599
581
679
791
132
130
80
77
43
30
19
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
892
546
742
678
649
680
527
555
522
454
451
380
324
277
200
197
18
8
8
19
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
18
1
S
8
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SSE
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
62
140
104
169
229
142
217
168
466
459
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.7
NNW
4
1.2
NW
4
1.7
NW
5
2.4
NNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5.5
W
12
7.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
147
11
59
169
443
651
1107
1198
1728
4041
6166
7027
7890
7341
7851
13067
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
1
1
5
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
8
29
74
409
65
111
20
8
810
467
1032
970
467
467
387
369
369
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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