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Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Mar 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunes today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 609 | 450 | 335 | 257 | 194 | 176 | 244 | 311 | 321 | 330 | 468 | 1022 | 1682 | 1757 | 1724 | 1363 | 1124 | 901 | 1697 | 1558 | 589 | 499 | 1021 | 647 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:41PM 1.07 | 11:23AM 1.09 | 12:11AM 1.19 | 12:38PM 1.19 | 1:05AM 1.33 | 1:26PM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:12AM 0.56 | 5:51PM 0.47 | 6:35AM 0.43 | 6:52PM 0.36 | 7:25AM 0.30 | 7:35PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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