Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 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 (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 4PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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 Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). 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
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2999	2196	1913	1824	1605	1450	1474	1399	747	683	780	887	784	653	495	460	459	392	327	279	206	198	163	157
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
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-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:40AM1.15m				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


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	16	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	16	17	17	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	6	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	8	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	2999	2196	1913	1824	1605	1450	1474	1399	747	683	780	887	784	653	495	460	340	328	302	279	206	198	163	157
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	16	35	53	79	105	138	134	123	580	448	240	136	136	129	118	114	114	82	81	78	72	71	69	68
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	SSE 10	S 9	S 9
kJ	8	—	—	—	1	1	—	15	116	116	123	12	12	28	41	41	40	39	36	34	44	31	41	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 5	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
kJ	44	106	133	177	217	217	243	282	257	209	249	287	282	282	345	391	459	392	327	255	189	184	139	115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	35	35	35	39	35	32	32	29	32	29	29	32	29	28	28	20	20	15	15	28	2	2	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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