Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
16.1° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunes today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111111111212121615141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)864864878864850756671648563553512512594674920132326472563273621911945177415151449
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.53
5:05AM
1.64
5:30PM
1.44
5:45AM
1.51
6:14PM
1.31
6:32AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
-0.03
10:52PM
0.08
11:23AM
0.06
11:31PM
0.18
12:04PM
0.18
12:15AM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52
Sunset--6:57-------6:54-------6:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919181817171718191918181818182022232020191920
Feels °C (?)141413111211121213131311111111111415161315161718
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