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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 31 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
21.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (31 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)101010101817161616151414141313131212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1803243413151213216551235535502244873761341927742528175617751453835747683429320298273
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
1.48
3:00AM
1.52
3:13PM
1.53
3:39AM
1.61
3:52PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
0.22
8:49PM
0.08
9:11AM
0.13
9:28PM
0.02
9:52AM
0.07
10:04PM
-0.00
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:07------
Sunset----7:52-------7:52-------7:51---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020201919202020202121212020202020192020202020
Feels °C (?)181819161414151617192019181717181819171917171716
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