Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1500 | 1392 | 1209 | 1189 | 934 | 731 | 743 | 1193 | 1441 | 1590 | 2148 | 9608 | 10400 | 9565 | 7905 | 6004 | 5186 | 4692 | 4062 | 3349 | 1495 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.00m | 9:42PM1.11m | 10:47AM0.97m | 11:05PM1.08m | 12:11PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.60m | 4:33AM0.55m | 4:45PM0.64m | 5:57AM0.53m | 6:15PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1500 | 1392 | 1209 | 1189 | 934 | 731 | 743 | 1193 | 1441 | 1590 | 2148 | 9608 | 10400 | 9565 | 7905 | 6004 | 5186 | 4692 | 4062 | 3349 | 1366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | SW 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 163 | 201 | 145 | 373 | 294 | 293 | 43 | 60 | 27 | 1337 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 1495 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | WNW 6 | SW 21 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 22 | 23 | — | 46 | 216 | 39 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 87 | 166 | 213 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 63 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 29 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dias Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest