Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

17.0°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	110	104	147	441	1019	1631	2986	2729	2729	2413	2760	2211	1968	1597	1363	1022	864	769	376	1435	950	1053	1000
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	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					4:23PM1.60m				4:53AM1.46m					5:08PM1.48m				5:41AM1.37m				5:59PM1.34m
Low Tide			10:12AM0.11m				10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.19m					11:27PM0.16m				11:47AM0.30m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	15	13	13	12	13	12	11	12	11	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	14	14	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	110	104	147	290	597	1631	2986	2729	2729	2413	2760	2211	1968	1597	1363	1022	864	769	376	1435	950	1053	1000
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	W 9	SE 8	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 12	NW 13	S 6	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	SE 12	SW 16	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11
kJ	33	57	58	441	1019	575	7	10	7	7	7	7	5	67	6	6	6	48	373	152	149	135	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SE 8	W 9	SE 8	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	ESE 10	W 12	WSW 15	WSW 15	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	60	31	40	45	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	88	3	89	279	42	43	45	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	—	—	—	45	44	60	45	63	53	69	61	59	38	32	29	28	28	17	11	8	6	10	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Extensions Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	3	2	15	29	29	29	30	29	29	29	29	29	376	84	35	35	30	41	334	334	397	58	35
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Captains	Captains	Kamer Van	Long Beach	Long Beach	Captains	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Milnerton				Captains	Captains	Beach Road					Captains
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4				3	3	3					4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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