Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (04 May)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2258
2328
1864
1872
1723
1532
1347
1324
1420
1413
1390
1343
1184
1783
2128
1931
1916
1789
2432
2885
3206
2802
2344
1897
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
ESE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:18AM1.40m
4:43PM1.33m
4:49AM1.33m
5:17PM1.26m
5:23AM1.24m
5:55PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.22m
10:44PM0.34m
11:04AM0.28m
11:17PM0.41m
11:38AM0.36m
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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6:01
6:00
6:00
2
11
4
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
13
14
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
10
12
14
10
10
10
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2258
282
260
195
192
1532
1347
1324
1420
1413
1390
1343
1184
1783
2128
1931
1916
1789
355
243
357
318
362
299
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.3
S
15
0.1
SE
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
222
9
7
38
7
189
179
130
126
123
121
270
1104
791
625
569
497
429
309
372
133
90
32
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
Energy kJ
18
9
7
9
15
14
14
14
13
12
50
80
80
175
264
261
322
8
15
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
5
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
67
2328
1864
1872
1723
6
10
2432
2885
3206
2802
2344
1897
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
6
3
3
Distance (km)
47
4
21
21
4
4
4
4
4
21
25
0
2
29
30
30
29
29
30
227
227
594
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
9
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