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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 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
16.3° 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: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dungeons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | |
953 | 1945 | 4212 | 6209 | 6898 | 6425 | 4498 | 9408 | 15370 | 18693 | 17127 | 13841 | 10996 | 8137 | 7871 | 6458 | 6053 | 5378 | 4125 | 3299 | 2796 | 2299 | 2115 | 2108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | 10:56AM1.07m | 11:22PM1.27m | 11:55AM1.18m | 00:10AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.54m | 4:54AM0.52m | 4:58PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.39m | 5:54PM0.40m | 6:38AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
— | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNW 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 953 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6425 | 4498 | 44 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 510 | 10996 | 8137 | 2466 | 2349 | 2366 | 2444 | 4125 | 3299 | 2796 | 1794 | 2115 | 2108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SW 22 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 24 | — | — | 3676 | 3169 | — | 2590 | 1952 | 1829 | 1570 | — | 1913 | 1857 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | — | 8 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | NW 7 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | NW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 671 | 1945 | 4212 | 6209 | 6898 | — | 868 | 9408 | 15370 | 18693 | 17127 | 13841 | — | 753 | 7871 | 6458 | 6053 | 5378 | 3624 | 1496 | — | 2299 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 849 | 916 | 670 | 607 | 1080 | 963 | 369 | 387 | 897 | 897 | 1026 | 606 | 426 | 1070 | 347 | 1 | 329 | 284 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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