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Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Dunes today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 8AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1055 | 1498 | 2146 | 1972 | 1615 | 1326 | 1191 | 1065 | 944 | 792 | 675 | 635 | 1320 | 2008 | 3075 | 3187 | 3013 | 2653 | 2843 | 2548 | 2196 | 1913 | 1713 | 1302 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:21AM 1.44 | 3:27PM 1.52 | 3:49AM 1.42 | 3:54PM 1.47 | 4:17AM 1.38 | 4:23PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:16PM 0.09 | 9:22AM 0.19 | 9:42PM 0.11 | 9:49AM 0.22 | 10:09PM 0.16 | 10:16AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Dunes (calm at Shoebury Heights wx 14 km from Dunes). 2.1m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 1.0m 6s windswell from the SE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 18 min ago
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