Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dungeons today?

The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.6
W
7
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
10
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
174
202
172
163
160
182
157
154
120
226
233
499
414
514
1070
2696
3464
2177
1686
1161
1122
1128
1253
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
15
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:03AM1.08m
11:37PM1.25m
12:12PM1.16m
00:30AM1.34m
1:00PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.49m
5:15PM0.47m
6:09AM0.40m
6:16PM0.40m
6:58AM0.30m
7:02PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:16
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6:12
6:10
6:09
5
6
1
2
2
Temp °C
21
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
19
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
12
11
12
11
10
9
7
6
7
7
9
9
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
0.8
SW
8
2
WSW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.1
NW
12
3.5
SW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
10
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
Energy kJ
137
174
202
172
163
160
182
157
154
120
226
84
499
54
95
261
6
3040
2177
1686
1161
1122
1128
1253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.7
W
5
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
1.9
S
11
2
S
10
2
S
11
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
Energy kJ
77
29
16
15
15
8
5
11
41
23
38
76
76
17
16
14
846
818
924
882
701
624
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
8
4
7
7
7
7
12
1
21
41
20
19
18
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.6
W
7
0.4
NNW
4
1.8
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
Energy kJ
4
13
13
6
6
8
20
12
34
233
8
414
514
1070
2696
3464
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
4
0
0
0
13
29
1
1
1
13
27
29
68
187
20
20
20
426
463
1175
153
153
29
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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