Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.7°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 5AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (11 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun night).
	Friday 11								Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	0	0	!	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SE 7	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1383	1299	1237	1045	936	789	686	556	660	1344	1558	2178	3629	3715	3534	3185	2633	2416	2111	1753	3236	2389	1535	959
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		3:10AM1.55m				3:26PM1.70m				3:44AM1.55m				3:58PM1.69m				4:16AM1.52m				4:29PM1.63m
Low Tide				9:16AM0.01m				9:43PM-0.01m				9:48AM0.03m				10:15PM0.01m				10:19AM0.08m				10:45PM0.07m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	8	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	8	6	9	5	5	5	6	8	11	13	12	12	14	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SE 10
kJ	1383	1299	1237	1045	936	789	686	541	660	1344	1558	2178	3629	3715	3534	3185	2633	2416	2111	1550	1262	1029	933	959
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 8	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 10	SW 15	WSW 12	S 8	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13
kJ	123	136	60	—	—	35	75	86	215	49	34	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	827
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	—	—	—	—	—	75	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	—
kJ	245	309	326	476	612	576	556	556	572	572	423	589	799	1033	1546	1636	1676	1622	1463	1753	3236	2389	1535	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Guyztus Point West Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	227	62	49	49	397	397	337	62	49	35	35	41	39	56	39	39	39	35	28	28	28	29	20	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town		Beach Road	Beach Road	Off The Wall				Beach Road	Off The Wall	Captains	Beach Road	Beach Road	Kamer Van	Milnerton	Big Bay	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Off The Wall	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Beach Road	Beach Road	The Hoek	Dias Beach
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4				3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Keurbooms Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gerickes Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	6	6	6	6	6

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