Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
2
W
8
2.1
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
205
202
194
196
192
182
157
154
105
293
576
549
486
765
1955
2975
3333
2263
1966
1452
1477
1465
1613
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:03AM1.08m
11:38PM1.25m
12:12PM1.16m
00:31AM1.34m
1:00PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.50m
5:15PM0.47m
6:10AM0.40m
6:17PM0.40m
6:59AM0.30m
7:02PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:16
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6:10
6:09
6:08
12
5
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
21
20
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
20
17
15
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
10
11
9
8
7
6
5
6
6
8
9
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
2
S
11
2
S
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
217
205
202
194
196
192
182
157
154
105
293
76
76
74
92
2
2
890
907
1966
1220
1477
1465
1613
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
NW
12
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
54
55
47
24
24
26
26
22
41
41
58
2
43
42
40
6
18
15
6
1046
1137
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
31
28
26
15
6
6
23
26
22
14
24
45
10
4
2
2
6
6
6
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
2
W
8
2.1
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
27
47
32
24
34
57
98
98
576
549
486
765
1955
2975
3333
2263
1452
959
882
841
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
4
35
25
21
4
4
35
35
56
4
30
30
594
884
1020
1194
189
189
189
30
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
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