Dunes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 18.35° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dunes sea temperature is

16.1°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunes at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	W 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	211	177	176	124	101	95	65	81	87	387	380	368	331	319	441	389	352	225	167	131	128	128	100	177
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	WNW	SW	S	S	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	off	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:17AM1.48m				2:26PM1.65m				2:53AM1.53m				3:03PM1.68m				3:31AM1.55m				3:41PM1.66m
Low Tide				8:17AM0.13m				8:46PM-0.02m				8:53AM0.09m				9:22PM-0.05m				9:31AM0.08m				10:00PM-0.02m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	12	10	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	13	12	12	14	13	12	12	12	14	15	15	13	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 10	S 6	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11
kJ	211	177	176	124	101	95	65	81	79	387	380	368	331	319	441	389	352	225	76	131	128	128	100	177
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 11	W 13	SW 16	SW 16	NW 11	SW 15	SSE 11	SSW 10	SSE 10	SW 10	SSW 6	WSW 10	S 6	S 6	SW 12	SW 12	W 10
kJ	48	46	48	42	42	29	29	61	87	10	10	5	9	11	10	10	16	62	167	35	20	92	83	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 8	WSW 11	W 13	W 11	E 12	S 11	SW 15	SSE 10	SSW 10	WSW 14	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	NW 15
kJ	49	49	49	72	64	40	40	28	39	3	2	3	2	9	10	10	20	15	23	61	77	40	65	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 3	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	S 7	SSE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	—	—	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	12	17	14	15	26	46	76	83	74	43	29	21	31	37	—	1	14	17	10	—	—	30	30	28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dumps Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	365s Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	29	47	46	426	409	409	78	78	29	45	45	284	426	2	2	45	1	1	0	4	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Tableview								Captains	Strand (Pipe)	Strand (Pipe)			Long Beach	Long Beach	Strand (Pipe)	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Underwater Point	Cemetery	Long Beach	Beach Road	Captains
Rating (10 max)	2								2	1	1			1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	2
Header Global	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Vanthrax France	Playa de la Cagonera Spain	Playa de Navia Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Backdoor United States	Backdoor United States	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Backdoor United States	Arrifana Portugal	Arrifana Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4

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