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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
2290 | 2132 | 2017 | 1948 | 2054 | 1850 | 1622 | 1521 | 1521 | 1693 | 1537 | 1395 | 1191 | 1052 | 944 | 761 | 785 | 1285 | 1227 | 2032 | 4168 | 5987 | 6220 | 5891 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:50AM1.07m | 7:48PM1.08m | 8:03AM1.01m | 9:09PM1.09m | 9:35AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.50m | 1:57AM0.62m | 2:22PM0.54m | 3:33AM0.61m | 3:46PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
2290 | 2132 | 2017 | 1771 | 1743 | 1450 | 1521 | 1521 | 1521 | 1693 | 1537 | 1395 | 1191 | 1052 | 944 | 761 | 624 | 613 | 668 | 376 | 288 | 205 | 147 | 119 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSE 14 |
447 | 1044 | 1261 | 1948 | 2054 | 1850 | 1622 | 1435 | 1435 | 1265 | 1127 | 530 | 883 | 754 | 599 | 599 | 581 | 494 | 389 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — |
759 | 378 | 378 | 62 | 179 | 175 | 255 | 229 | 188 | 200 | 45 | 404 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 44 | 166 | 392 | 785 | 1285 | 1227 | 2032 | 4168 | 5987 | 6220 | 5891 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 798 | 888 | 1029 | 1052 | 450 | 376 |
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