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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | |
513 | 495 | 597 | 1396 | 2238 | 2900 | 3250 | 2128 | 1597 | 1252 | 1222 | 1271 | 1278 | 1289 | 1313 | 1313 | 1354 | 1627 | 1977 | 2047 | 1993 | 2106 | 2432 | 2509 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.16m | 00:31AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | 1:11AM1.42m | 1:39PM1.31m | 1:46AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.40m | 6:59AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:37AM0.21m | 7:39PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | |
— | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | E 10 | NW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
43 | 76 | 54 | 92 | 229 | 2 | 6 | 2128 | 1597 | 1252 | 1222 | 1271 | 1278 | 1289 | 1313 | 1313 | 1354 | 1627 | 1977 | 2047 | 1993 | 2106 | 2432 | 2509 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
76 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 989 | 1154 | 1194 | 1044 | 700 | 634 | 458 | 377 | 377 | 335 | 328 | 260 | 226 | 305 | 236 | 208 | 177 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 35 | 26 | 41 | 40 | 87 | 78 | 102 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
513 | 495 | 597 | 1396 | 2238 | 2900 | 3250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 334 | 334 | 189 | 935 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 29 | 1590 | 52 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 84 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
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