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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | |
1377 | 2614 | 2542 | 2420 | 2158 | 1975 | 2288 | 1834 | 1723 | 1723 | 1671 | 1347 | 1420 | 1420 | 1420 | 1420 | 1366 | 3855 | 5076 | 4454 | 3953 | 3331 | 2654 | 2517 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:43PM1.33m | 4:49AM1.33m | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.28m | 11:17PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
— | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
1377 | 2614 | 2542 | 2420 | 2158 | 1975 | 282 | 256 | 195 | 240 | 189 | 1347 | 1420 | 1420 | 1420 | 1420 | 1366 | 3855 | 5076 | 4454 | 3953 | 3331 | 2654 | 2517 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | S 15 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
53 | 53 | 53 | 146 | 132 | 222 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 7 | 15 | 179 | 130 | 161 | 123 | 121 | 743 | 737 | 593 | 531 | 505 | 437 | 368 | 306 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
35 | 33 | 109 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 17 | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 175 | 264 | 261 | 322 | 309 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 6 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
562 | 169 | — | 29 | 54 | 74 | 2288 | 1834 | 1723 | 1723 | 1671 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 189 |
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