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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dungeons today?
The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dungeons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | S 11 | |
259 | 230 | 158 | 137 | 174 | 202 | 172 | 163 | 160 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 221 | 463 | 554 | 549 | 654 | 909 | 2726 | 3227 | 3212 | 2017 | 1169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:20PM1.16m | 11:03AM1.08m | 11:37PM1.25m | 12:12PM1.16m | 00:30AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:58AM0.49m | 5:15PM0.47m | 6:09AM0.40m | 6:16PM0.40m | 6:58AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | |  | |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 259 | 230 | 158 | 137 | 174 | 202 | 172 | 163 | 160 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 221 | 76 | 76 | 54 | 93 | 257 | 6 | 3227 | 3212 | 2017 | 1169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 72 | 77 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 835 | 1144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 15 | S 10 | S 10 | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 463 | 554 | 549 | 654 | 909 | 2726 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 68 | 187 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 426 | 463 | 1175 | 153 | 153 | 29 |
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