Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

17.5°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	843	828	996	800	705	859	1236	1831	2171	1961	1756	1609	1619	1341	1229	1112	1111	1215	604	573	488	471	414
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		6:40AM1.26m				7:05PM1.19m				7:58AM1.19m					8:35PM1.09m				9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m
Low Tide				12:52PM0.42m				1:27AM0.41m					2:24PM0.51m				2:57AM0.48m				4:12PM0.49m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16
Feels °C	15	14	15	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	14	12	12	12	10	10	10	11	10	7	7	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	843	828	996	800	705	859	1236	1831	2171	1961	1756	1609	1619	1341	1229	1112	1111	1215	604	573	488	471	414
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 10	SSW 10	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	SE 9	ESE 9	W 11	W 11	W 11	ESE 12	W 18	W 18	W 18	—	SSW 15
kJ	79	75	36	67	264	497	416	105	141	72	102	71	22	8	37	37	37	14	6	6	6	—	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	W 11	ESE 9	SSW 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 14	E 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	W 18	W 18	W 18	—	W 16
kJ	37	37	2	33	65	21	22	23	9	8	17	17	4	4	8	8	15	14	6	6	6	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 5	SE 5	—	SE 3	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	9	8	17	50	74	51	42	24	60	42	8	6	—	5	—	—	8	8	159	151	133	140	152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	29	29	15	31	82	334	334	29	29	29	29	29	15	334	31	31	30	30	30	30	189	397	397
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Milnerton	Captains	Captains					Long Beach	Long Beach	Milnerton	Kamer Van	Long Beach	Olifants Bos					Strand (Pipe)	Captains	Captains
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3					3	3	4	4	4	4					2	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Second Beach (Port St Johns) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5

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