Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

17.5°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	2	2	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1471	1338	1278	1012	721	524	471	375	332	326	286	893	1196	1291	1327	1288	1094	996	905	746	723	619	435	428	367	373
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	NW	NNW
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	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m					11:37PM1.15m				11:57AM1.35m				00:32AM1.23m
Low Tide		2:57AM0.48m				4:12PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:33PM0.40m				5:41AM0.41m				6:29PM0.29m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	7:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	9	8	8	9	8	9	8	9	9	10	13	16	16	15	14	14	15	16	18	18	16	17	19	18	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	37	1338	1278	1012	721	524	471	375	332	326	235	893	1196	1291	1327	1288	1094	996	905	746	723	619	435	428	367	373
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	W 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 16	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NW 15	WNW 15	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10
kJ	7	21	14	14	12	—	—	22	45	108	286	10	4	4	4	4	8	21	9	4	5	4	65	98	154	157
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	ESE 9	—	W 18	W 18	—	—	W 16	W 16	NW 16	NW 16	W 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	W 9	SE 10	WNW 15	WNW 15	NW 15	NW 15	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	W 16
kJ	7	8	—	6	6	—	—	5	5	10	10	5	10	10	9	9	2	4	21	21	8	8	4	4	3	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	—	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3
kJ	1471	—	—	—	32	95	148	178	213	235	202	133	89	67	58	55	31	15	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Dunes Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Glencairn Cape Town	Glencairn Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	3	1
Distance (km)	58	58	50	334	414	414	84	35	29	28	20	2	15	15	15	15	15	2	0	4	21	21	4	4	4	35
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town			Off The Wall					Off The Wall	Captains	Van Riebeek	The Hoek	Sunset	The Hoek	Off The Wall	Captains	Captains	Van Riebeek	Sunset	Kreefte Reef	Cemetery	Hout Bay	Glencairn	Platboom	Platboom	Platboom	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)			4					3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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