Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

17.9°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	2	0	3	2	3	3	0	0	2	3	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1074	721	524	471	375	332	326	286	893	1196	1272	1308	1288	1094	996	905	734	712	567	435	428	367	428
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	ENE	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m					11:37PM1.15m				11:57AM1.35m				00:32AM1.23m
Low Tide			4:12PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:33PM0.40m				5:41AM0.41m				6:29PM0.29m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	7:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	18	20	19	19	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	9	9	9	8	9	10	11	13	15	15	15	14	14	17	16	18	20	16	17	18	18	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1074	721	524	471	375	332	326	235	893	1196	1272	1308	1288	1094	996	905	734	712	567	435	428	367	428
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NW 15	WNW 15	SE 4	SE 4	NW 15	WSW 8	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	W 9
kJ	14	12	—	—	22	45	108	286	11	4	4	4	4	8	21	10	5	8	40	98	123	115	169
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 18	W 18	—	—	W 16	W 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	W 9	SE 10	WNW 15	WNW 15	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	WSW 16
kJ	6	6	—	—	5	5	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	2	4	21	21	9	4	4	2	2	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 4	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 4
kJ	—	29	85	133	192	200	182	160	101	62	62	58	57	32	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Dunes Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Glencairn Cape Town	Glencairn Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	3	1	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	3	3	2
Distance (km)	337	450	397	84	35	29	28	2	2	15	29	15	15	2	2	0	0	21	21	4	0	4	35
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town					Captains	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Sunset	The Hoek	The Hoek	Kamer Van	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Van Riebeek	Kreefte Reef	Cemetery	Hout Bay	Glencairn	Thermopylae	Platboom	Platboom	Van Riebeek
Rating (10 max)					3	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4

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