Dungeons surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dungeons today?

The current surf forecast for Dungeons at 1PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1887
1673
1342
1154
1049
943
799
700
659
648
433
799
829
805
837
837
863
902
1042
1143
990
796
722
866
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:57PM1.52m
3:08AM1.66m
3:42PM1.54m
3:55AM1.62m
4:28PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:47AM-0.04m
8:58PM0.11m
9:30AM-0.04m
9:45PM0.10m
10:15AM-0.00m
10:33PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:51
5:51
Temp °C
15
15
16
18
19
18
18
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
17
17
13
13
14
16
17
16
16
14
14
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
12
11
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1887
1673
1342
1154
1049
943
799
700
659
648
433
799
829
805
837
837
863
902
1042
1143
990
796
722
649
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
1200
1074
914
735
625
628
617
319
287
233
229
185
184
59
87
57
49
73
55
32
15
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.7
WSW
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
193
58
59
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
34
45
40
44
54
40
32
35
37
47
541
133
173
198
140
114
141
213
255
371
620
866
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
153
153
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
153
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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