Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 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
17.1° 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 11AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
!
!
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
S
15
2.1
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2067
1763
1311
942
823
668
828
1070
1793
2314
2689
2651
3135
3148
3060
2394
2116
1803
1453
1116
1066
943
799
787
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:30PM1.39m
1:40AM1.60m
2:14PM1.48m
2:24AM1.65m
2:57PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.12m
7:29PM0.21m
8:05AM0.02m
8:14PM0.14m
8:47AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:51
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
12
12
11
13
12
14
15
16
15
17
16
15
13
14
13
12
11
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.1
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2067
1763
1311
942
823
668
828
813
1793
2314
2689
2651
3135
3148
3060
2394
2116
1803
1453
1116
1066
943
799
787
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
W
11
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
S
15
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
874
745
786
857
781
466
440
1070
735
703
627
659
2249
2155
1704
1510
1325
1057
857
635
544
544
461
363
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.8
WSW
13
1
S
14
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
15
15
81
123
81
204
373
433
242
559
559
941
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
Energy kJ
14
7
12
33
46
54
73
83
83
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
4
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
15
2
15
15
15
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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