Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 29 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dunes today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 4PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
1.4
SSE
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1010131312121212101010911119914141015109914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5894891021647480325294247192154148314140163123118123167241269287299260466
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.30
1:45AM
1.45
2:05PM
1.39
2:18AM
1.54
2:38PM
1.45
2:49AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.25
8:04AM
0.18
8:10PM
0.18
8:37AM
0.10
8:42PM
0.13
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58
Sunset--6:45-------6:45-------6:43-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919191818181718191918181818181920201919192019
Feels °C (?)181716161515151516161513141517182020191819181918
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