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A Dungeons wave breaking beneath Hout Bay's Sentinel Mountain
Conditions forecast

Dungeons, Hout Bay

South Africa · Part of Cape Town

Updated recently

As of 20:00 GMT+2 on 1 November 2026, Dungeons, Hout Bay scores 32/100 (Poor) for surf on PeakWave.

Wind
Surf · Today’s score · Poor
32/100

Wave energy: limiting. Wind-wave chop: ideal.

Swell
2.4 m
9 s · SW
Wind
27 km/h
Cross-offshore
Tide
Rising
Approximate timing
Water
17.4 °C

Go elsewhere: Bloubergstrand is 50 today. Open Bloubergstrand

Experienced surfers only: shallow reef.

Better nearby

  1. BloubergstrandSafety caution50
  2. KommetjieExperienced onlySafety caution45
See every Cape Town surf spot today
⚠ Solid swell: Solid swell: limiting. Shown separately from the conditions score.
  • Rocks exposed at low tide
  • Powerful, advanced conditions
Main limiter
Wave energy
Strongest positive
Wind-wave chop

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What matters for this session

Read the swell size, period and direction together with the wind at the beach. The tide chart below adds timing context for this break.

Today's forecast

Local time 8:36pm

No sustained good daylight window remains today.

12am
🌧️
Dark
1am
☁️
Dark
2am
☁️
Dark
3am
☁️
Dark
4am
☁️
Dark
5am
☁️
Dark
6am
☁️
33
Poor
2.4m · 10s
↑ 13 km/h
17.4°C water
7am
☁️
34
Poor
2.4m · 9s
↑ 11 km/h
17.4°C water
8am
☁️
32
Poor
2.4m · 9s
↑ 20 km/h
17.4°C water
9am
☁️
29
Poor
2.4m · 9s
↑ 20 km/h
17.4°C water
10am
☁️
28
Poor
2.4m · 9s
↑ 20 km/h
17.4°C water
11am
☁️
28
Poor
2.3m · 9s
↑ 21 km/h
17.4°C water
12pm
☁️
28
Poor
2.3m · 9s
↑ 21 km/h
17.4°C water
1pm
☁️
27
Poor
2.3m · 9s
↑ 23 km/h
17.4°C water
2pm
☁️
27
Poor
2.3m · 9s
↑ 23 km/h
17.4°C water
3pm
☁️
27
Poor
2.2m · 10s
↑ 23 km/h
17.4°C water
4pm
☁️
26
Poor
2.1m · 10s
↑ 24 km/h
17.4°C water
5pm
🌤️
26
Poor
2.0m · 10s
↑ 23 km/h
17.4°C water
6pm
🌤️
25
Poor
2.1m · 9s
↑ 24 km/h
17.4°C water
7pm
🌤️
25
Poor
2.1m · 9s
↖ 24 km/h
17.4°C water
8pm
☁️
Dark
9pm
☁️
Dark
10pm
☁️
Dark
11pm
☀️
Dark

Tide

Approximate model

Heights relative to mean sea level

Best on mid tide

5am8pm
High 08:43+0.4 m
Low 14:59-0.4 m
6:00amsunrise8:00pmsunset

Next 7 days

Forecast via Open-Meteo
Today
1 Nov
🌧️
32/100
2.4 m swell · 9 s
Wind 27 km/h
quiet
Sunday
Caution
Best conditions
Tomorrow
2 Nov
☁️
19/100
2.1 m swell · 9 s
Wind 33 km/h
empty
Midweek
Caution
Tue
3 Nov
☁️
18/100
1.5 m swell · 9 s
Wind 31 km/h
empty
Midweek
Wed
4 Nov
☁️
14/100
1.5 m swell · 9 s
Wind 15 km/h
empty
Midweek
Thu
5 Nov
🌧️
16/100
2.8 m swell · 8 s
Wind 33 km/h
empty
Midweek
Caution
Fri
6 Nov
🌧️
17/100
2.7 m swell · 8 s
Wind 27 km/h
empty
Friday
Caution
Sat
7 Nov
🌧️
18/100
2.3 m swell · 8 s
Wind 23 km/h
quiet
Saturday
Caution

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Frequently asked questions

How often is this page updated?

Each location is refreshed every three hours. The hourly view, 7-day forecast, luck factor and packing notes come from the same stored update.

What is the luck factor?

We compare the 7-day forecast with the version-matched historical observations available for the same time of year at Dungeons. The delta shows whether conditions look better, worse or about the same as a typical late October.

How is 'best session' picked?

We score each day of the 7-day forecast using the same algorithm as the leaderboard, and highlight the highest scorer.

Where does the data come from?

Open-Meteo's Marine API (swell height, period, water temperature) and Weather API (wind and conditions).

Does the score capture local knowledge?

Partly. The model uses stored spot geometry, swell ranges and tide preferences where configured. It cannot see changing banks, crowds, access, closures or everything visible on a local cam, so treat it as a starting point.

When is the best time for Surf at Dungeons?

The best week for surf at Dungeons is the week of 30 November (score 3/5) with low crowds.