Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.6° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	17s
Evening (27 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1060	2944	3288	4489	8198	7954	4777	4247	3375	2919	2880	2667	2630	2405	2020	1733	1568	1346	1144	1162	1083	1200	1200	1099
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	1:57AM1.25m					2:30PM1.27m				2:33AM1.32m				3:03PM1.35m				3:07AM1.38m				3:33PM1.43m
Low Tide				8:21AM0.31m				8:36PM0.38m				8:53AM0.23m				9:09PM0.31m				9:22AM0.17m				9:40PM0.26m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	15	14	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	16	15
Feels °C	12	14	9	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	7	8	8	14	13	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1060	2944	3288	4489	8198	7954	4777	4247	3375	2919	2880	2667	2630	2405	2020	1733	1568	1346	1144	1162	1083	1200	1200	1099
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 19	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 11	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7
kJ	579	152	475	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	198	123	81	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	347	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 10	S 6	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	9	322	—	—	490	483	509	524	526	498	490	604	652	628	549	453	356	268	134	200	176	153
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Rocklands Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Scarborough Beach Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	4	5	3	3	5	2	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3
Distance (km)	29	2	29	227	227	39	884	62	41	49	41	52	49	39	39	29	28	20	20	2	0	4	4	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Beach Road	Captains	The Hoek			Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)		Big Bay	Haakgat	Off The Wall	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Haakgat	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Van Riebeek	Beach Road	Captains	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5			5		6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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