Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.8° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (25 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, near gales from the ESE by Mon night).
	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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)	3	!	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2412	2600	1697	1593	2183	2113	1966	1966	1830	1488	1351	1291	1092	963	1058	1014	1061	3130	3288	5343	5074	7410	4586	3856
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	00:19AM1.11m				1:11PM1.09m				1:14AM1.17m				1:54PM1.18m				1:57AM1.25m					2:30PM1.27m
Low Tide			6:59AM0.47m				7:15PM0.54m				7:44AM0.39m				7:59PM0.46m					8:21AM0.31m				8:36PM0.38m


	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	12	12	12	12	10	11	10	11	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	10	11	6	5	4	3	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	2412	2600	1697	1593	2183	2113	1966	1966	1830	1488	1351	1291	1092	963	1058	1014	1061	3130	3288	5343	5074	7410	4586	3856
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 19	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	32	7	663	653	30	23	23	11	11	229	409	377	412	478	412	485	508	152	475	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 6	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	12	12	6	12	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	37	9	9	234	347	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 3	SSE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	6	7	14	11	11	7	6	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	303	206	556	674
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Baboon Point West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Dumps Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	5	5	8	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	2	2	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	58	29	15	15	84	269	225	283	52
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Beach Road	Holbaai	Kreefte Reef		Long Beach	Olifants Bos	The Hoek					Big Bay
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	5	5					6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Olifants Bos Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	4	5	6
Header Global	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Sky Williams New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Mata Veri Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5

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