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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 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
17.4° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 |
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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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
 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) | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | N 4 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | S 10 | S 10 | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| 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) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 86 | 135 | 115 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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