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Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
17.1° C
 (Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunes today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 3PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111111111413131313161514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575483466458450450396396347334890732700862711187521022152216920641902169913841465
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
15
S
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
1.46
2:50AM
1.61
3:07PM
1.54
3:21AM
1.70
3:41PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.16
8:40PM
0.10
9:05AM
0.05
9:11PM
0.03
9:37AM
-0.03
9:43PM
0.01
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:46-------6:47-------6:48------
Sunset----7:01-------7:00-------7:00---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------1----43
Temp. °C201921212120201919192021212020202019192019191819
Feels °C (?)181518201817171717161718171617192019171717181816
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