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Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunes today (01 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 10PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | |
1258 | 1290 | 1227 | 1182 | 1027 | 978 | 634 | 506 | 599 | 691 | 721 | 1288 | 1269 | 1211 | 1030 | 1010 | 1003 | 1202 | 1414 | 1509 | 1422 | 1325 | 1230 | 1168 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.34m | 4:04AM1.35m | 4:34PM1.32m | 4:39AM1.31m | 5:10PM1.30m | 5:14AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.33m | 10:21AM0.23m | 10:37PM0.36m | 10:55AM0.26m | 11:13PM0.40m | 11:29AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 1258 | 1290 | 1227 | 1182 | 1027 | 978 | 634 | 506 | 370 | 302 | 721 | 1288 | 1269 | 1211 | 1026 | 910 | 772 | 689 | 561 | 448 | 433 | 331 | 320 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 101 | 268 | 334 | 185 | 332 | 247 | 191 | 149 | 116 | 86 | 55 | 53 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 107 | 141 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 141 | 279 | 599 | 691 | 545 | 443 | 553 | 761 | 1030 | 1010 | 1003 | 1202 | 1414 | 1509 | 1422 | 1325 | 1230 | 1168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 78 | 78 | 347 | 78 | 38 | 38 | 199 | 201 | 201 | 1102 | 914 | 201 | 161 | 895 | 78 | 199 | 161 |
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