Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dungeons today?

The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Dungeons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
W
10
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3887
3796
3456
2725
2067
2005
2039
1978
1883
2568
2272
2195
2166
1918
1409
1518
1432
1278
973
865
707
608
627
742
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
NW
20
NNW
25
N
35
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross-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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:43PM1.40m
2:47AM1.51m
3:12PM1.42m
3:17AM1.49m
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.45m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.23m
9:07AM0.11m
9:14PM0.22m
9:35AM0.12m
9:43PM0.24m
10:04AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:20
7:22
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6:07
6:06
6:05
6:04
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
18
18
13
14
14
14
11
9
8
10
9
10
8
8
8
8
10
11
12
13
15
15
14
13
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
Energy kJ
3887
3796
3456
2725
2067
2005
2039
1978
1883
2568
2272
2195
2166
1918
1409
1518
1432
1278
973
865
707
608
520
431
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.6
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
91
51
49
31
12
11
4
4
4
109
103
39
38
90
195
195
198
149
143
298
138
581
627
742
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.4
S
14
0.2
S
15
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
S
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
4
4
9
9
66
17
71
126
180
255
143
295
130
130
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NW
4
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
5
1.8
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
Energy kJ
5
21
59
145
229
75
112
128
207
275
148
52
95
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
9
9
9
9
0
0
27
29
187
278
187
187
187
191
68
68
85
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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