Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
18.8° 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: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
1
2
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
4
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)101414131313131313161614141413141313161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21229374777899111271167107711742550245431843139371930225621530753071052394088603762662075528
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09
Sunset--6:24-------6:23-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C181819191919191819202019181818171717171717161616
Feels °C (?)171718181818201717171616141212121313131414131212
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