Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dungeons today?

The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
WSW
2.5
SW
4
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)111113131399910101010111112141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)288921361583217724028598097321286332137533829451247014498740168456400592253174408393635673318
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
NW
50
WNW
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
1.57
4:07AM
1.69
4:36PM
1.52
4:50AM
1.59
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.06
10:27AM
-0.03
10:38PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13
Sunset--6:20-------6:19-------6:17-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111122333411111--1-11-1-
Temp. °C161616161615151617161615141414151616161616161615
Feels °C (?)10991011109987754568109101111121212
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