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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 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 9AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
736 | 716 | 919 | 480 | 572 | 350 | 821 | 992 | 938 | 792 | 651 | 642 | 623 | 639 | 1610 | 1962 | 2233 | 2633 | 3009 | 4645 | 4121 | 3468 | 2694 | 2477 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.09m | 9:38PM1.25m | 10:19AM1.07m | 10:47PM1.27m | 11:29AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.45m | 3:06PM0.46m | 4:17AM0.45m | 4:22PM0.48m | 5:27AM0.41m | 5:28PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 736 | 716 | 919 | 480 | 572 | 123 | 821 | 992 | 938 | 792 | 651 | 642 | 623 | 639 | 1610 | 1962 | 2233 | 2633 | 3009 | 4645 | 4121 | 3468 | 2694 | 2477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 6 | 194 | 186 | 350 | 88 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 227 | 230 | 306 | 496 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 311 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SE 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 6 | 94 | 4 | 217 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
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