Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.3° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	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 night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Mon morning).
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1913	1824	1605	1507	1474	1399	747	683	780	923	784	653	560	460	472	392	318	285	260	198	160	157	125	120
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE
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-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.42m				1:48PM1.35m					2:02AM1.49m
Low Tide		5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m				7:54PM0.26m					8:28AM0.09m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	16	17	16	16	15	14	14	15	15
Feels °C	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	12	12	11	12	12	11	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 7
kJ	1913	1824	1605	1507	1474	1399	747	683	780	923	784	653	560	460	340	334	302	285	260	198	160	157	125	79
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	SSW 10
kJ	53	79	105	138	134	123	580	448	240	136	136	129	118	114	114	82	81	78	72	71	69	48	47	120
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	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	SW 15	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	W 9
kJ	—	—	1	1	—	15	116	116	123	12	12	28	41	41	40	39	36	34	33	31	41	41	43	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—
kJ	122	177	233	243	243	273	249	228	241	307	310	326	384	440	472	392	318	255	210	184	135	134	94	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	35	39	35	35	32	29	29	29	29	32	29	28	28	20	20	15	15	28	2	2	2	0	0	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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