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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dungeons surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dungeons sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dungeons today?
The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dungeons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
634 | 479 | 137 | 99 | 79 | 96 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 118 | 136 | 144 | 181 | 314 | 311 | 366 | 443 | 498 | 492 | 456 | 685 | 667 | 648 | 701 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.39m | 6:31AM1.29m | 7:12PM1.32m | 7:38AM1.17m | 8:23PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.18m | 00:24AM0.31m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.40m | 1:52PM0.39m | 2:54AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 257 | 181 | 137 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 118 | 116 | 144 | 140 | 314 | 311 | 41 | 443 | 73 | 85 | 78 | 685 | 667 | 648 | 701 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 180 | 125 | 119 | 82 | 79 | 47 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 126 | 37 | 366 | 52 | 498 | 492 | 456 | 62 | 46 | 33 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 70 | 48 | 44 | 73 | 96 | 46 | 45 | 12 | 68 | 136 | 134 | 181 | 28 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 119 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 634 | 479 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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