Dunes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 18.35° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dunes sea temperature is

16.7°C

Dunes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dunes today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (30 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 11	SW 13	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1022	864	769	409	1223	876	1033	1000	953	843	828	741	716	576	651	1133	1805	2261	1866	1922	1527	1369	1206	1077
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:41AM1.36m				5:59PM1.34m				6:40AM1.26m				7:05PM1.19m				7:58AM1.19m					8:36PM1.09m
Low Tide	11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m				00:19AM0.29m				12:53PM0.42m				1:27AM0.41m					2:24PM0.50m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	12	13	12	15	14	13	14	13	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 11	W 11	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1022	864	769	409	1223	876	1033	1000	953	843	828	741	716	576	510	1133	1805	2261	1866	1922	1527	1369	1206	1077
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	WSW 15	WSW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	—	W 11	W 11
kJ	6	6	152	331	190	149	117	85	82	79	75	71	67	268	651	416	105	141	103	71	71	—	38	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	—	NW 12	WSW 15	NW 12	NW 12	ESE 10	—	NW 11	NW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	W 11	SE 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	E 14	ESE 9
kJ	3	—	6	275	6	6	52	—	5	5	9	9	8	67	64	2	3	4	3	3	—	—	4	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4
kJ	74	73	70	49	40	38	42	46	46	44	34	25	29	61	99	86	67	65	24	29	29	36	30	27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dumps Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	2	4	2
Distance (km)	29	25	23	161	347	347	78	29	29	29	4	38	347	347	284	78	2	2	51	51	326	347	78	46
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Captains	Captains	Captains					Captains	Captains	Captains	The Hoek	Beach Road					Long Beach	Long Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3					3	3	3	3	3					3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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