Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.8° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	14s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon morning).
	Fri 24					Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	!	!	!	!	3	2	!	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	5380	4692	3881	3293	1495	2542	2600	1697	1593	2183	1999	1966	1860	1731	1674	1280	1213	1160	897	990	875
Wind (km/h)	NE	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		12:11PM1.01m				00:19AM1.11m				1:11PM1.09m				1:14AM1.17m				1:54PM1.18m
Low Tide				6:15PM0.61m				6:59AM0.47m				7:15PM0.54m				7:44AM0.39m				7:59PM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	14	15	15	14	15	14	14
Feels °C	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	9	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13
kJ	5380	4692	3881	3293	1495	2542	2600	1697	1593	2183	1999	1966	1860	1731	1674	1280	1213	1160	897	990	875
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	SE 11	SE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 12
kJ	22	91	33	31	1303	32	7	663	653	30	18	23	11	11	229	409	377	412	478	412	569
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 6	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 16
kJ	—	—	34	21	17	12	12	6	12	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	37	9	9	264
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	—	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 3	SE 4	—	—	—	S 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	5	12	17	15	5	7	—	—	—	6	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Underwater Point Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater 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	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos 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
Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	2	4	15	2	2	2	2	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	2	2	2	29	29	29
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Sunset	Olifants Bos	Off The Wall	Big Bay	The Hoek	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Beach Road	Captains	Long Beach
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	7	8	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion
Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	5	5	5	8	6	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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