Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.0°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 (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	7s
Evening (05 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).
	Saturday 5							Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 7	SW 22	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1222	1183	1024	869	1187	1093	2041	3230	4265	4117	3891	2667	2241	1904	1692	1760	1736	1665	1572	1360	1247	745	596
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	N	WNW	WSW	SSW	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross
High Tide			9:45AM1.03m				10:28PM1.12m					11:38AM1.11m				00:04AM1.20m				12:47PM1.27m
Low Tide	3:14AM0.51m				3:56PM0.59m					5:14AM0.48m				5:54PM0.50m				6:32AM0.36m				7:02PM0.35m


	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	14	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	20	22	19	17	18	19	21	22	23	22	20	23
Feels °C	1	0	2	7	3	2	2	3	4	6	9	14	16	13	13	15	17	20	21	21	19	19	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 22	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	95	155	169	173	183	166	2041	3230	4265	4117	3891	2667	2241	1904	1692	1760	1736	1665	1572	1360	1247	745	596
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 23	SSW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	S 12	S 12
kJ	66	90	57	56	56	773	137	78	71	68	—	3	3	3	14	—	302	267	226	186	141	418	411
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	—	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 25	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	—	SE 9	ESE 9
kJ	56	—	18	7	222	54	36	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	19	34	—	118	108
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1222	1183	1024	869	1187	1093	974	955	1036	1058	967	937	998	988	650	455	630	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	49	49	39	32	49	62	49	49	39	39	28	28	28	28	20	2	0	0	4	4	4	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Captains	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Captains	Captains	Haakgat	The Hoek	Sunset	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Platboom	The Hoek	Captains	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Beach Road Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sunset Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	9	9	9	9	7	8	5	5	5	8	9

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