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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dungeons today?
The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 6AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dungeons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
837 | 863 | 915 | 1042 | 1028 | 990 | 796 | 722 | 800 | 928 | 1020 | 1553 | 1149 | 926 | 1065 | 1341 | 1119 | 1010 | 665 | 532 | 459 | 449 | 470 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:55AM1.62m | 4:28PM1.51m | 4:43AM1.54m | 5:17PM1.46m | 5:34AM1.42m | 6:11PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM-0.00m | 10:33PM0.14m | 11:02AM0.08m | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:52AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 837 | 863 | 915 | 1042 | 1028 | 990 | 796 | 722 | 649 | 659 | 536 | 820 | 585 | 477 | 452 | 506 | 495 | 385 | 318 | 199 | 157 | 110 | 133 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 49 | 73 | 55 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 458 | 451 | 414 | 408 | 330 | 260 | 230 | 184 | 180 | 125 | 121 | 82 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 13 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | — | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 21 | 20 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 35 | 48 | 65 | 64 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 115 | 115 | 123 | 190 | 392 | 540 | 600 | 800 | 928 | 1020 | 1553 | 1149 | 926 | 1065 | 1341 | 1119 | 1010 | 665 | 532 | 459 | 449 | 470 | 372 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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