Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 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
17.9° 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 9AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (06 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2515
2535
2721
2910
3080
2944
2728
2425
2388
2229
2089
2044
1999
1928
2031
1886
1799
1715
1470
1948
2054
1689
1622
1471
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:23AM1.24m
5:55PM1.19m
6:01AM1.16m
6:43PM1.12m
6:50AM1.07m
7:48PM1.08m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.41m
11:38AM0.36m
11:55PM0.49m
12:18PM0.43m
00:44AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:26
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6:00
5:59
5:58
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
11
12
11
10
9
11
12
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
1.1
WSW
12
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2515
2535
306
412
469
318
304
357
2388
2229
2089
2044
1999
1928
2031
1886
1799
1715
1470
1470
1381
1689
1622
1455
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
SW
15
1
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.3
SW
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
Energy kJ
422
368
309
247
101
88
66
50
295
206
223
443
480
434
484
476
378
1044
1261
1948
2054
175
217
199
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SSE
15
Energy kJ
261
322
8
15
32
50
104
173
125
44
100
149
246
413
759
378
378
176
181
264
248
196
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2721
2910
3080
2944
2728
2425
1476
1500
1471
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
6
4
4
2
4
2
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
29
15
30
189
227
783
31
29
28
29
28
28
31
31
30
30
29
29
30
29
28
32
29
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
9
9
6
6
4
7
5
5
4
4
4
2
4
5
7
4
7
5
5
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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