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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
15.9° 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 4PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dungeons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
443 | 498 | 492 | 763 | 685 | 667 | 716 | 919 | 480 | 519 | 350 | 821 | 992 | 938 | 859 | 651 | 642 | 623 | 639 | 1704 | 1962 | 2063 | 2436 | 2596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.27m | 8:57AM1.09m | 9:38PM1.25m | 10:19AM1.07m | 10:47PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.39m | 2:54AM0.45m | 3:06PM0.46m | 4:17AM0.45m | 4:22PM0.48m | 5:27AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 443 | 498 | 492 | 763 | 685 | 667 | 716 | 919 | 480 | 519 | 126 | 821 | 992 | 938 | 859 | 651 | 642 | 623 | 639 | 1704 | 1962 | 2063 | 2436 | 2596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 115 | 112 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 190 | 186 | 350 | 104 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 227 | 230 | 306 | 496 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 11 | SE 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SE 11 | — | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | 117 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 94 | 4 | 217 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 31 | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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