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Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 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 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dungeons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
137 | 174 | 202 | 172 | 163 | 160 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 226 | 233 | 499 | 414 | 514 | 1070 | 2696 | 3464 | 2177 | 1686 | 1161 | 1122 | 1128 | 1253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.08m | 11:37PM1.25m | 12:12PM1.16m | 00:30AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.49m | 5:15PM0.47m | 6:09AM0.40m | 6:16PM0.40m | 6:58AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 137 | 174 | 202 | 172 | 163 | 160 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 226 | 84 | 499 | 54 | 95 | 261 | 6 | 3040 | 2177 | 1686 | 1161 | 1122 | 1128 | 1253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 23 | 38 | 76 | 76 | 17 | 16 | 14 | — | — | 846 | 818 | 924 | 882 | 701 | 624 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 7 | NNW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 34 | 233 | 8 | 414 | 514 | 1070 | 2696 | 3464 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 68 | 187 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 426 | 463 | 1175 | 153 | 153 | 29 | 13 |
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