Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dungeons today?

The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 10PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11004
10681
10333
8957
7501
5508
4461
3773
2993
2253
1844
1488
1259
762
680
494
411
325
259
230
161
209
205
202
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
0
WSW
0
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:14PM1.22m
7:42AM1.15m
8:41PM1.15m
9:23AM1.06m
10:20PM1.16m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.34m
1:28AM0.46m
2:07PM0.46m
3:11AM0.53m
3:47PM0.50m
4:58AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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6:15
6:14
6:13
6:12
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
14
13
13
14
15
18
20
20
19
19
18
19
21
22
23
21
21
20
19
18
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
16
16
17
16
16
15
16
19
20
21
18
19
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
11004
10681
10333
8957
7501
5508
4461
3773
2993
2253
1844
1488
1259
762
680
494
411
325
259
230
161
209
205
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.7
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
S
10
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
114
121
102
136
52
128
4
8
8
8
8
72
31
29
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
13
Energy kJ
5
9
2
2
4
8
2
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
239
143
141
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
7
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
48
153
153
15
4
4
4
4
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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