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Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 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
17.9° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | — | 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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 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) | 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 | SE 12 | — | — | SW 22 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| 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) | SSE 18 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | SSE 14 | — |
| kJ | 62 | 140 | 104 | 169 | 229 | 142 | 217 | 168 | 466 | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 59 | 169 | 443 | 651 | 1107 | 1198 | 1728 | 4041 | 6166 | 7027 | 7890 | 7341 | 7851 | 13067 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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