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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dungeons today?
The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 2PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dungeons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | |
2157 | 1687 | 1723 | 1766 | 1574 | 1361 | 1302 | 1420 | 1543 | 1543 | 1338 | 1465 | 1725 | 2018 | 2092 | 1665 | 1232 | 1087 | 1299 | 1038 | 932 | 739 | 551 | 380 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:44PM1.32m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:56PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:56PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 |
10 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 2157 | 1687 | 1723 | 1766 | 1574 | 1361 | 1302 | 1420 | 1543 | 1543 | 1338 | 1465 | 1725 | 2018 | 2092 | 1665 | 1232 | 349 | 285 | 362 | 318 | 257 | 357 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 229 | 215 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 145 | 133 | 128 | 126 | 93 | 443 | 1331 | 1001 | 681 | 671 | 593 | 422 | 309 | 372 | 167 | 125 | 83 | 31 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | NW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | NW 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 129 | 264 | 206 | 229 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 15 | — | — | 1087 | 1299 | 1038 | 932 | 739 | 551 | 380 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 894 | 191 | 191 | 193 | 30 | 4 |
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