Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.3° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	W 12	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1599	1399	747	683	780	833	701	591	534	563	493	355	341	299	228	198	160	157	154	122	105	80	177	171
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off
High Tide				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.42m				1:48PM1.35m					2:02AM1.49m				2:40PM1.47m
Low Tide		6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m				7:54PM0.26m					8:28AM0.09m				8:48PM0.17m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	6	6	7	9	8	7	7	6	6	7	8	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	12	13	14	14	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 7	SSW 10	SE 8	W 12	W 12
kJ	1599	1399	747	683	780	833	701	591	534	401	340	334	302	285	206	198	160	157	154	65	105	67	177	171
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	S 9	SSW 10	SE 7	SSW 10	SE 7	SE 8
kJ	134	123	580	448	240	136	136	129	118	114	84	82	81	78	72	71	69	48	44	122	56	80	65	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 20	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	W 10	W 9	S 9	W 12	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	—	15	116	116	123	12	12	12	41	41	40	39	36	34	31	31	43	39	47	43	57	67	78	49
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	195	195	195	192	258	341	386	452	531	563	493	355	341	299	228	179	143	105	91	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	29	29	29	29	29	32	29	29	28	20	20	15	15	28	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	4	3	3
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