Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.5°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 4AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Evening (23 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SE by Sun night).
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	3	2	4	4	2	0	0	2	2	2	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	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 9	SE 5	SE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	784	1216	1652	1483	1252	978	878	673	560	513	401	360	196	225	303	262	181	181	145	118	81	101	79	91
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	NE	W	W	W	W	SW	S	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	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
High Tide	1:07AM1.29m				1:18PM1.47m				1:42AM1.40m				1:52PM1.58m					2:18AM1.48m				2:26PM1.65m
Low Tide			7:09AM0.29m				7:39PM0.16m				7:43AM0.20m					8:12PM0.05m				8:18AM0.12m				8:46PM-0.02m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	12	11	11	14	14	13	14	17	17	16	16	15	13	12	12	12	10	11	10	10	9	8	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9
kJ	784	1216	1652	1483	1252	978	878	673	560	513	401	360	196	225	303	262	181	181	145	118	81	101	79	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	SE 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	S 9	WSW 13	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	SSW 6
kJ	504	447	131	96	92	4	61	58	57	37	52	49	64	66	39	33	66	49	48	42	42	30	29	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	W 16	SE 10	W 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	SSE 9	SSE 8	WSW 13	SE 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	WSW 11	SSW 5	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	220	172	4	4	4	20	4	19	42	42	21	37	44	40	59	5	49	49	49	72	43	9	40	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 10	W 3	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	—	SSE 3	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	89	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	70	67	53	7	10	20	34	68	91
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	15	0	0	4	7	4	4	4	15	2	2	29	58	31	29	31	31	31	334	414	397	397	58
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1			2								1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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