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Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunes today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 12PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4119 | 5844 | 6563 | 6175 | 11568 | 10638 | 9173 | 7947 | 6292 | 5359 | 4591 | 3954 | 3183 | 2681 | 2207 | 2045 | 1824 | 1742 | 1524 | 1968 | 1450 | 1395 | 1228 | 1756 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
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