Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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1
4
3
2
2
2
1
4
2
2
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)131316161615151414141413131312121212111111111414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63966084113091039591737947648352864591389831372528220719121884185217061880159514321488125230993781
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
WNW
5
NNE
25
NW
30
NW
25
SSW
35
SW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:22-------6:22-------6:20-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------2122621-
Temp. °C181717171717171616171717171616151616131414161717
Feels °C (?)131313141415151415151313141211910111298111012
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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