Dunes surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 31 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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunes today?

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)141410151013131414141413131313121212121413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123167241269290299203459513541579778834821932102511671305151020661750163213871077
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
10
SW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.45
2:49AM
1.60
3:09PM
1.48
3:18AM
1.61
3:38PM
1.49
3:46AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.10
8:42PM
0.13
9:07AM
0.05
9:12PM
0.11
9:36AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.12
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset--6:43-------6:42-------6:39-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------112
Temp. °C202020201919191921212019192020212223242323222321
Feels °C (?)211918201919181920181615161819202223242324232320
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