Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.9°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	229	170	163	128	128	128	177	142	110	104	147	441	1019	1631	2986	2729	2917	2510	2760	2394	1968	1597	1385
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	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
High Tide					3:42PM1.67m				4:10AM1.52m				4:23PM1.60m				4:53AM1.46m					5:08PM1.48m
Low Tide			9:32AM0.08m				10:00PM-0.02m				10:12AM0.11m				10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.19m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	18	18
Feels °C	13	14	15	14	16	15	15	16	14	15	14	13	14	14	13	12	11	12	13	13	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 12	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	229	170	163	128	128	128	177	142	110	104	147	290	680	1631	2986	2729	2917	2510	2760	2394	1968	1597	1385
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	SW 12	SSE 6	W 10	W 9	SE 6	W 9	SE 8	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 12	NW 13	SE 8	S 6	NW 13	SE 8	NW 13	SE 8	SW 16	SE 11
kJ	31	26	25	19	90	25	92	85	33	57	63	441	1019	658	7	33	26	7	17	7	33	66	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SSE 7	SW 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	W 9	SE 8	W 9	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	—	NW 13	NW 13	—	NW 13	—	SE 12	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	30	31	31	55	25	83	26	26	60	28	40	45	44	50	—	7	7	—	7	—	5	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 4	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 8	SSE 4	SE 8	SE 4
kJ	37	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	65	88	23	65	56	64	11	82	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2
Distance (km)	15	2	15	31	15	15	15	2	2	2	2	29	29	29	29	15	29	15	29	29	397	58	35
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Pringle Bay Overberg	Captains Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5

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