Dias Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Dias Beach Surf Guide

Dias Beach in Cape Peninsula is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. A right hand reef. It very rarely gets crowded here. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Dias Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Dias Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Dias Beach occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Dias Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Dias Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in May while 66% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 3% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

66%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Dias Beach Location Map

Interactive Dias Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Dias Beach is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 44 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Dias Beach is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 351 km (218 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Dias Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 08:08 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on

What does Dias Beach look like?

Latest photos from Dias Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Tim Gates

Tides at Dias Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Black Rocks, 7 km from Dias Beach.

Next High Water: 06:43pm | 1.12m

Next Low Water: 12:18pm | 0.43m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Dias Beach Sea Temperature

The Dias Beach water temperature is reasonably warm (17.9 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (14.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite