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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
1311 | 942 | 743 | 915 | 813 | 1070 | 1793 | 2310 | 2727 | 2651 | 2860 | 3148 | 2939 | 2394 | 2084 | 1803 | 1278 | 1116 | 1012 | 943 | 799 | 787 | 659 | 638 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.39m | 1:40AM1.60m | 2:14PM1.48m | 2:24AM1.65m | 2:57PM1.53m | 3:09AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.21m | 8:05AM0.02m | 8:14PM0.14m | 8:47AM-0.04m | 8:59PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1311 | 942 | 743 | 915 | 813 | 798 | 1793 | 2310 | 2727 | 2651 | 2860 | 3148 | 2939 | 2394 | 2084 | 1803 | 1278 | 1116 | 1012 | 943 | 799 | 787 | 659 | 638 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | S 15 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
786 | 797 | 718 | 254 | 440 | 1070 | 735 | 759 | 560 | 659 | 2440 | 2155 | 1704 | 1510 | 1497 | 1057 | 759 | 635 | 544 | 544 | 461 | 361 | 289 | 284 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | S 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 |
81 | 123 | 81 | 204 | 373 | 433 | 242 | 559 | 559 | 941 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 35 | 62 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 79 | 68 | 61 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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