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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dungeons today?
The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dungeons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | |
339 | 557 | 268 | 264 | 2968 | 3887 | 3796 | 3456 | 2725 | 2168 | 1972 | 1945 | 1767 | 1771 | 2010 | 2457 | 2245 | 2053 | 1808 | 1615 | 1298 | 1278 | 1046 | 899 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.50m | 2:43PM1.40m | 2:47AM1.51m | 3:12PM1.42m | 3:17AM1.49m | 3:42PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.12m | 8:43PM0.23m | 9:07AM0.11m | 9:14PM0.22m | 9:35AM0.12m | 9:43PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 339 | 263 | 224 | 263 | 2968 | 3887 | 3796 | 3456 | 2725 | 2168 | 1972 | 1945 | 1767 | 1771 | 2010 | 2457 | 2245 | 2053 | 1808 | 1615 | 1298 | 1278 | 1046 | 899 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 184 | 205 | 254 | 203 | 156 | 91 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 150 | 4 | 39 | 38 | 205 | 121 | 195 | 198 | 151 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | W 21 | W 21 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 202 | 41 | 268 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 38 | 17 | 71 | 126 | 180 | 252 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 557 | 39 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 29 | 82 | 165 | 199 | 103 | 112 | 117 | 109 | 94 | 97 | 114 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 187 | 187 | 278 | 278 | 187 | 191 | 68 | 68 | 209 | 187 | 191 | 11 | 11 |
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