Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 2PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, moderate winds from the ESE by Sat night).
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	!	0	0	0	!	2	!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	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	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	3805	3709	3331	2948	2904	3160	3305	2383	2979	2672	2469	2196	1913	1694	1605	1507	1450	1399	1240	657	716	494	770	653
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.42m
Low Tide	4:04AM0.39m				4:11PM0.48m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m


	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	16	17	15	14	13
Feels °C	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	8	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	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	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	3805	3709	3331	2948	2904	3160	3305	2383	2979	2672	2469	2196	1913	1694	1605	1507	1450	1399	1240	657	716	494	770	653
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	—	—	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	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	9	—	—	—	10	10	1065	1021	4	8	16	35	53	79	105	138	134	123	116	448	175	282	178	169
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 16	—	—	—	SE 14	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	SW 20	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	SW 18	WSW 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	1	1	—	15	118	116	160	178	12	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	26	46	89	106	152	215	224	269	269	266	275	216	232	310	261	238
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	35	30	30	84	334	35	30	30	30	30	35	35	35	35	35	32	29	29	29	28	28	29	20	20
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Off The Wall	Off The Wall	Off The Wall			Kamer Van	Haakgat	Big Bay	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Captains	Beach Road	Captains	Van Riebeek	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5			4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Frigates Fiji	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion
Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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