Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.5° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 2AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	!	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	2805	3068	3024	2383	2805	2507	2313	2196	1913	1694	1605	1450	1474	1399	759	683	780	923	770	653	560	401	479	452
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.42m				1:48PM1.35m
Low Tide	4:11PM0.48m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	14	16
Feels °C	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	8	7	7	6	8	8	7	8	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	2805	3068	3024	2383	2805	2507	2313	2196	1913	1694	1605	1450	1474	1399	759	683	780	923	770	653	560	401	394	334
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SW 12	SW 13	S 15	SE 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	10	10	1065	1021	4	8	16	35	53	79	105	138	134	123	580	448	240	136	136	129	118	114	114	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 16	—	—	—	SE 14	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	SW 20	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	10	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	1	1	—	15	116	116	123	12	12	28	41	41	40	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	21	31	54	107	106	138	192	215	260	243	269	278	252	216	249	278	264	270	280	384	479	452
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	189	35	30	30	30	35	35	35	35	39	35	35	32	32	32	29	29	32	29	28	28	28	28	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town		Kamer Van	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Off The Wall	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Beach Road	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	The Hoek	Thermopylae	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)		4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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