Dungeons Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Dungeons Surf Guide

Dungeons in Cape Peninsula is a sheltered reef break that only works once in a while. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. A right hand reef. Best around low tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of seals and sharks.

Dungeons Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	2.3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	16.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Dungeons:

The best conditions reported for surf at Dungeons occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Dungeons (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Dungeons with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 43% of the time in May while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 20% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

43%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

37%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

20%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Dungeons Location Map

Interactive Dungeons surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Dungeons is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 25 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Dungeons is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 358 km (222 miles) away.

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Dungeons Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 26 February 2021, 06:32 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 26
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	7	7	7	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

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Tides at Dungeons

Current tide and informaton

For Hout Bay, 18.0 km from Dungeons.

Next High Water: 03:02pm | 1.52m

Next Low Water: 08:58am | 0.14m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Dungeons Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feels like 20.0 °C) at Dungeons, yet the sea remains several degrees colder than the air. Most surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite