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Level 10/10
Dungeons
Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
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Dungeons is South Africa's premier big wave spot—a powerful right-hand reef break near Hout Bay that hosts the Red Bull Big Wave Africa event. The wave produces double-up drops that funnel into fast, walling faces, testing even the best big wave surfers. Located in cold, shark-rich waters off Cape Town, Dungeons breaks infrequently but delivers serious size when SW winter swells hit the coast. The dramatic Table Mountain backdrop and the quality of the wave make it Africa's most respected big wave venue.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
1.6m
SW(219°)
Score: 1/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
19km/h
SSE(164°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
20°C
0.0mm28%
Windswell Component
0.4mSSE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.4mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 10 km/h SSE|PM: 22 km/h SSE
10 km/h vs 22 km/h afternoon
Tide at 7am (-0.9m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
1:15 am
High tide - 0.37m
7:37 am
Low tide - -0.92m
1:37 pm
High tide - 0.31m
7:40 pm
Low tide - -0.92m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
2
PoorComponents
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score27/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score2/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score2
👥 Autumn Break
Location & Conditions
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SW (225°)
- Direction range
- 190° - 260°
- Size range
- 4m - 10m
- Ideal size
- 7.2m
- Height multiplier
- 1.08×
- Ideal period
- 18s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- NW (315°)
- Offshore range
- 270° - 360°
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- mid
Water temp
14°C
Wetsuit
4/3mm fullsuit
Difficulty
10/10
Crowd level
2/10
👥 Autumn Break (Mar 28 – Apr 7) — expect extra crowds
Access: Boat/jet ski access only
Best Season
Peak: May-Sep
Winter swells. Infrequent but powerful when it breaks.
Getting There
Airport
CPTDrive time
30 minBoat required
$200
Data quality
verified