Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

14.4°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Evening (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	!	0	1	2	3	1	2	2	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4792	4605	4418	4284	3392	2813	2503	2400	2013	2020	1903	1559	1991	2241	1819	1847	1583	1407	1486	1281	1095	1042	1007	945
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	NNW	SW	SSW	SSW	ESE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross	glassy
High Tide		2:14AM1.46m				2:25PM1.62m				2:47AM1.50m				2:56PM1.64m				3:18AM1.51m				3:27PM1.62m
Low Tide				8:17AM0.12m				8:44PM0.03m				8:49AM0.10m				9:15PM0.01m				9:20AM0.11m				9:44PM0.04m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	10	10	10	13	14	14	12	9	9	10	11	14	13	13	14	13	14	15	16	15	15	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	4792	4605	4418	4284	3392	2813	2503	2400	2013	2020	1903	1559	1991	2241	1819	1847	1583	1407	1486	1281	1095	1042	1007	945
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	W 20	E 11	SW 19	WSW 18	E 10	E 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 10	WSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	34	33	33	20	20	8	2	14	31	2	2	814	519	425	874	679	590	499	9	9	49	9	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	W 20	E 11	E 11	—	—	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 9	—	W 12	SE 10	W 12	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	21	20	7	2	2	—	—	84	222	371	18	2	2	3	—	3	4	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 3	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	4	22	13	10	18	9	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Platboom Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Fish Hoek Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	4	38	27	4	4	25	15	30	30	15	15	2	29	29	2	29	7	0	0	4	7	7	2	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Blouberg	Blouberg	Blouberg	Platboom	Hout Bay	Cemetery	Big Bay	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Hout Bay	Long Beach	Kamer Van	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	Sunset	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4	5	6	6

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