Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dungeons today?

The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
2.5
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1332
1208
1788
2168
1950
1739
1458
1210
1689
1299
1112
884
1597
552
421
402
443
413
368
414
413
596
921
1261
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:17PM1.26m
5:23AM1.24m
5:56PM1.19m
6:01AM1.15m
6:44PM1.12m
6:51AM1.07m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.29m
11:17PM0.41m
11:38AM0.36m
11:56PM0.50m
12:18PM0.44m
00:45AM0.57m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:26
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6:01
6:00
6:00
5:59
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
15
14
13
14
14
13
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.9
S
10
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1332
1208
1788
2168
1950
1739
1458
1210
992
407
318
257
725
295
206
223
443
413
368
414
408
408
921
1261
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
123
1102
889
693
559
429
361
301
243
119
88
83
299
68
127
90
44
78
149
248
413
596
282
276
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
22
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
51
80
80
129
264
261
229
309
372
7
15
32
31
3
3
18
3
7
21
27
74
378
461
378
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
2.5
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
SSE
11
1.6
SE
12
1.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1689
1299
1112
884
1597
552
421
402
331
277
270
229
190
407
785
211
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
18
153
153
193
4
4
4
4
4
81
51
15
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
2
6
5
6
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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