Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 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
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dungeons today?

The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 7PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
4
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3068
2313
1844
1488
1175
916
680
514
411
320
259
230
161
137
174
202
172
166
196
185
178
154
120
139
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
0
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
15
NW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:41PM1.15m
9:23AM1.06m
10:20PM1.16m
11:03AM1.08m
11:37PM1.25m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.46m
3:11AM0.53m
3:47PM0.50m
4:58AM0.49m
5:15PM0.47m
6:09AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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7:15
7:16
7:16
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6:14
6:13
6:12
6:10
2
Temp °C
15
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
21
22
23
22
21
21
19
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
13
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
18
19
20
19
18
20
17
14
15
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
Energy kJ
3068
2313
1844
1488
1175
916
680
514
411
320
259
230
161
137
174
202
172
166
196
185
178
154
120
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
S
10
0.5
SW
12
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
SW
16
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
N
4
Energy kJ
88
59
5
4
8
8
8
8
72
77
29
26
15
15
8
6
3
41
27
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
9
2
2
2
4
18
8
4
7
7
7
7
12
27
21
41
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
86
135
115
102
1
2
2
2
2
19
16
139
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
9
0
4
4
0
0
1
13
1
0
0
11
27
29
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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