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Dias Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Dias Beach Surf Forecast / South Africa

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 19 pm Wednesday 15 Feb 2012

Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Wave Energy Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 3.5
SSW 		3.0
SSW 		3.0
SSW 		2.5
SW 		2.5
SSW 		2.4
SSW 		2.2
SSW 		2.1
SSW 		2.0
SSW 		1.7
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SW 		1.2
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Period (s) (?) 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 14 13 13 12 12 12 14 14
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Max-energy 3407 2676 2224 1681 1637 1475 1164 1094 906 625 532 525 936 1060 910 792 1480 2125
Wind
(km/h) 		20 SSE 15 S 20 SSW 20 SSE 25 SE 40 SE 35 ESE 35 SE 40 SE 35 ESE 15 ESE 15 SSE 15 SSW 10 SSW 25 SSE 20 SE 10 SSW 15 WSW
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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 19.1 °C (Statistics for 15 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 20.0 max: 21.5 min: 18.8 °C)
Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night) Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon) Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night) Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night)
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High °C 18 19 20 18 20 21 19 21 23 20 23 25 23 21 22 19 20 20
Low °C 17 17 20 17 18 21 18 19 23 18 19 24 19 20 21 19 19 20
Chill °C (?) 17 19 20 17 20 21 18 21 23 19 23 25 23 21 22 18 20 20
Sunrise - 6:20 - - 6:20 - - 6:22 - - 6:22 - - 6:24 - - 6:24 -
Sunset - - 19:37 - - 19:37 - - 19:36 - - 19:35 - - 19:34 - - 19:32
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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.