Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.5° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	0	0	0	!	2	!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	3331	2948	2904	3068	3305	2383	3170	2672	2313	2049	1913	1694	1605	1507	1474	1399	759	672	780	923	770	653	560	466
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.42m
Low Tide			4:11PM0.48m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	16	17	15	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	9	8	7	8	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	3331	2948	2904	3068	3305	2383	3170	2672	2313	2049	1913	1694	1605	1507	1474	1399	759	672	780	923	770	653	560	401
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 16	SE 16	SW 12	SW 13	S 15	SE 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11
kJ	—	—	10	10	1065	1021	4	8	16	35	53	79	105	138	134	123	580	448	240	136	136	129	118	114
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 16	—	—	—	SE 14	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	S 20	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	1	1	—	7	116	116	123	12	12	28	41	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	—	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	76	107	126	178	215	217	241	278	282	287	214	223	224	243	249	326	466
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Paranoia Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	30	84	189	35	30	30	30	30	35	35	35	39	35	35	32	32	29	29	29	32	29	29	28	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Big Bay			Off The Wall	Haakgat	Haakgat	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Beach Road	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	4			4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Frigates Fiji	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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