Secret spot?We can hide it! Dias Beach Surf Forecast / South Africa6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 13 pm Monday 04 Jun 2012Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Period (s) (?) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 524 | 1682 | 1970 | 948 | 3385 | 7797 | 7635 | 6083 | 4741 | 6838 | 5027 | 4714 | 4214 | 3888 | 1618 | 1969 | 1161 | 796 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross | cross- on |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Dias Beach blow from the NNE
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Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is 17.2 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 16.6 max: 18.1 min: 15.5 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | heavy rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | ||||||
| Low °C | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | 7:48 | ||||||
| Sunset | 17:43 | - | - | 17:43 | - | - | 17:42 | - | - | 17:42 | - | - | 17:42 | - | - | 17:42 | - | - | ||||||
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The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dias Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
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Information about the Dias Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Dias Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Dias Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Dias Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Dias Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Dias Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Cape Peninsula? If you are looking for accommodation near Dias Beach, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Cape Peninsula, consider staying in Cape Town which is 46 km (29 miles) away. Other places in and around Cape Peninsula where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Bellville which is 51 km (32 miles) away, Grabouw, Stellenbosch and Kayamnandi.
