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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dungeons today?
The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 1PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dungeons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
2128 | 2202 | 1823 | 1475 | 1873 | 1377 | 1048 | 867 | 693 | 707 | 763 | 2020 | 2137 | 2285 | 2428 | 2395 | 2224 | 2283 | 2121 | 1965 | 1072 | 1087 | 1455 | 1431 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.41m | 3:47AM1.45m | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:44PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.12m | 9:43PM0.24m | 10:04AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 2128 | 2202 | 1823 | 1475 | 198 | 1377 | 1048 | 867 | 693 | 707 | 562 | 2020 | 2137 | 2285 | 2428 | 2395 | 2224 | 215 | 2121 | 1965 | 1072 | 1087 | 1455 | 1431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 98 | 123 | 195 | 126 | 188 | 181 | 138 | 180 | 574 | 763 | 53 | 49 | 106 | 136 | 139 | 229 | 7 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 133 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 19 | S 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | W 11 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 9 | 66 | 37 | 71 | 60 | 180 | 255 | 298 | 407 | 130 | 127 | 45 | 71 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 178 | 4 | 66 | 7 | 6 | — | 21 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 11 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | N 4 | — | W 10 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 391 | 247 | 305 | 288 | 1873 | 196 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 32 | — | 12 | — | 1229 | — | 2283 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 191 | 278 | 278 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 85 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
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