Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 10 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun night).
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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 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	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	2383	2805	2507	2469	2196	1913	1694	1605	1507	1474	1399	747	683	780	923	784	653	560	410	503	381	334	335	241
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.42m				1:48PM1.35m
Low Tide			5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m				7:54PM0.26m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	14	16	17	16	15
Feels °C	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	7	7	8	8	8	7	9	11	11	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	2383	2805	2507	2469	2196	1913	1694	1605	1507	1474	1399	747	683	780	923	784	653	560	401	340	328	302	241	202
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10
kJ	1021	4	8	16	35	53	79	105	102	134	123	580	448	240	136	136	129	118	114	114	82	81	78	72
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 14	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	SW 20	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	1	1	—	15	116	116	123	12	12	28	41	41	40	39	36	34	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	SE 5	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	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	31	54	107	106	138	192	241	269	278	310	316	282	232	307	310	289	289	316	410	503	381	334	335	241
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	30	30	35	35	35	35	35	35	32	32	32	32	29	29	29	29	28	28	20	20	28	28	28	15
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth 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	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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