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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 07 Feb 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
20.3° 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 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (08 Feb)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
2.4
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SSE
1.7
SE
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)111010101010101010107777777771211111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)399384369324324442433425557456562784704612596466428394284361435412421365
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
35
SE
45
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
1.18
6:59AM
1.27
7:19PM
1.07
7:38AM
1.14
8:11PM
0.96
8:39AM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
0.40
1:18PM
0.45
1:11AM
0.52
2:04PM
0.56
1:57AM
0.63
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:15--
Sunset7:46-------7:45-------7:45-------
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------2----------
Temp. °C202020202020202121212120192021212121212121212121
Feels °C (?)181917171717151514141513121416151516171717171717
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