Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dungeons today?

The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 9PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
WSW
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131212121112121214131311131313889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)422237523010241721031819185317421627179417331966220419893996340525281838212116342177603754975
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
N
30
N
35
N
25
NW
20
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
1.53
2:50AM
1.70
3:17PM
1.57
3:28AM
1.72
3:56PM
1.57
4:07AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
-0.00
8:40PM
0.08
9:09AM
-0.07
9:17PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.06
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:22-------6:21-------6:20-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------613331111---13222
Temp. °C171818171716151515141416161516161616171616161616
Feels °C (?)1616161516131091110111212131313121010101111109
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