Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

14.8°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (08 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat night).
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 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
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	6374	5607	4782	3968	3373	3410	3902	4581	4792	4390	4418	4112	3304	2860	2503	2262	2094	1857	1825	1559	2157	2231	2143	1847
Wind (km/h)	S	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	WNW	SW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	1:37AM1.39m				1:51PM1.56m					2:14AM1.46m				2:25PM1.62m				2:47AM1.50m				2:56PM1.64m
Low Tide			7:42AM0.18m					8:11PM0.08m				8:17AM0.12m				8:44PM0.03m				8:49AM0.10m				9:15PM0.01m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	15
Feels °C	10	11	10	9	9	8	10	10	10	9	9	13	13	14	12	10	9	10	10	12	12	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	6374	5607	4782	3968	3373	3410	3902	4581	4792	4390	4418	4112	3304	2860	2503	2262	2094	1857	1825	1559	2157	2231	2143	1847
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	W 20	W 16	SW 19	WSW 18	ESE 10	SSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13
kJ	52	34	53	14	13	12	11	35	34	33	33	19	20	8	5	14	31	19	261	814	519	1143	874	703
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 17	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	—	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	21	20	2	2	2	—	—	84	222	293	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	WNW 4	W 5	—	—	—	NNE 4	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	14	43	—	—	—	5	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	42	42	32	38	32	18
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Rating (10 max)	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4
Distance (km)	15	4	4	4	21	21	4	4	38	38	35	4	4	21	15	15	30	30	28	15	15	2	2	15
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	7

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