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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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat night, gales from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
1066 | 943 | 894 | 787 | 648 | 638 | 569 | 892 | 876 | 950 | 936 | 950 | 1018 | 1053 | 1244 | 969 | 975 | 875 | 949 | 933 | 1191 | 1427 | 1583 | 1757 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.53m | 3:09AM1.67m | 3:42PM1.54m | 3:55AM1.63m | 4:28PM1.51m | 4:43AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.10m | 9:31AM-0.04m | 9:45PM0.10m | 10:16AM-0.00m | 10:34PM0.14m | 11:03AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1066 | 943 | 894 | 787 | 648 | 638 | 569 | 892 | 876 | 950 | 936 | 950 | 1018 | 1053 | 1244 | 969 | 975 | 875 | 760 | 734 | 669 | 659 | 572 | 520 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | — |
625 | 544 | 464 | 426 | 338 | 284 | 284 | 231 | 141 | 135 | 100 | 100 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 197 | 83 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 24 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 126 | — | 82 | 92 | 105 | 108 | 48 | 48 | 56 | 56 | 115 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
39 | 49 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 77 | 119 | 133 | 120 | 120 | 124 | 703 | 866 | 949 | 933 | 1191 | 1427 | 1583 | 1757 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 189 | 58 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 62 |
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