Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.7° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s

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 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2919	2880	2667	2630	2405	2020	1733	1568	1346	1326	1162	1200	1200	1200	1099	1083	905	905	821	821	744	683	683
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:03PM1.35m				3:07AM1.38m				3:33PM1.43m				3:38AM1.42m				4:03PM1.49m
Low Tide			8:53AM0.23m				9:09PM0.31m				9:22AM0.17m				9:40PM0.26m				9:51AM0.13m				10:11PM0.22m


	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	15	17	16	15	14	14	13	14	15	18	17	17
Feels °C	3	2	3	4	3	4	5	4	5	6	8	12	15	13	11	11	11	10	11	12	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	2919	2880	2667	2630	2405	2020	1733	1568	1346	1326	1162	1200	1200	1200	1099	1083	905	905	821	821	744	683	683
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7
kJ	480	458	483	531	567	617	569	549	510	440	346	239	181	211	190	164	130	151	138	106	109	170	211
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	52	41	52	49	39	39	32	35	28	20	20	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	15	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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