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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 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 slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dungeons today?
The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 5AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
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 Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
938 | 792 | 792 | 642 | 642 | 649 | 1633 | 1858 | 2020 | 2633 | 2708 | 2885 | 2816 | 2553 | 2265 | 2146 | 1891 | 1700 | 1458 | 1390 | 1258 | 1062 | 1969 | 1830 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.07m | 10:47PM1.27m | 11:29AM1.10m | 11:44PM1.30m | 12:24PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.45m | 4:22PM0.48m | 5:27AM0.41m | 5:28PM0.47m | 6:20AM0.35m | 6:21PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 938 | 792 | 792 | 642 | 642 | 649 | 1633 | 1858 | 2020 | 2633 | 2708 | 2885 | 2816 | 2553 | 2265 | 2146 | 1891 | 1700 | 1458 | 1390 | 1258 | 1062 | 1969 | 1830 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | WSW 22 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 15 | 230 | 314 | 496 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 129 | 435 | — | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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