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Dias Beach Surf Forecast
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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 788 | 1001 | 3925 | 6437 | 6330 | 6425 | 6522 | 5121 | 3961 | 3160 | 2591 | 2207 | 1735 | 1496 | 1777 | 1446 | 1162 | 715 | 1238 | 752 | 752 | 913 | 1434 | 2359 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:57PM 1.11 | 12:23PM 1.27 | 12:48AM 1.21 | 1:04PM 1.37 | 1:26AM 1.29 | 1:36PM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:07AM 0.44 | 6:48PM 0.36 | 6:53AM 0.35 | 7:26PM 0.26 | 7:29AM 0.28 | 7:57PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Wind reports 27 km away suggest it is still onshore at Dias Beach (light winds from the SSW at Slangkop). 3.1m 10s swell from the SW with a 1.3m 14s groundswell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
27 km away, 53 min ago
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