Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 01 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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 2PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 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
Wave Graph
kJ	2171	1932	1756	1697	1619	1519	1518	1189	1338	997	1138	675	479	471	375	332	326	286	893	1196	1291	1308	1288
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	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-on
High Tide		7:58AM1.19m					8:35PM1.09m				9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m
Low Tide					2:24PM0.51m				2:57AM0.48m				4:12PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:33PM0.40m


	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	12	13	12	13	12	10	9	8	8	8	7	8	7	6	7	8	11	13	15	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 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
kJ	2171	1932	1756	1697	1619	1519	1518	1189	1338	997	1138	675	479	471	375	332	326	235	893	1196	1291	1308	1288
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	E 14	W 11	W 11	W 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	W 18	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	141	102	102	71	17	4	37	37	21	14	14	6	—	—	22	46	108	286	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 14	—	ESE 9	SE 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	W 18	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	35	17	17	22	8	—	16	7	8	8	6	—	—	—	5	5	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 5	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 5	SSE 5	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5
kJ	—	—	6	—	—	8	27	80	—	39	44	70	123	133	186	235	249	176	108	65	62	44	38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Baboon Point West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	2	1	3	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	29	29	29	29	31	84	58	261	225	269	334	334	397	35	35	32	29	2	2	15	29	15	15
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kamer Van	Long Beach	Long Beach	Long Beach										Sollys	Captains	Captains	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	Kamer Van	Captains	Captains
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3										2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kamer Van Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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