Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 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 (08 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	0	0	0	0	2	!	!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1671	4013	3678	3026	3665	3582	3331	2948	2904	2979	3305	2523	3170	3045	2929	2822	1944	1824	1605	1483	1427	1311	1220	1036
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			9:26PM1.29m				10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m
Low Tide	2:52PM0.46m				4:04AM0.39m				4:11PM0.48m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	15
Feels °C	8	9	7	6	6	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	5	6	5	6	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1671	4013	3678	3026	3665	3582	3331	2948	2904	2979	3305	2523	3170	3045	2929	2822	1944	1824	1605	1483	1427	1311	1220	1036
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SE 10	SE 10	S 12	ESE 10	—	—	—	SE 16	SE 16	SW 12	SW 13	S 15	SE 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	1330	4	4	47	9	—	—	—	10	10	1065	1021	4	8	16	35	53	79	105	138	134	121	116	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 16	—	—	—	SE 14	—	—	—	W 8	—	—	SW 20	SW 20	W 14
kJ	10	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	1	—	—	15	15	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	—	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	318	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	113	146	195	202	202	252	257	209
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Queens Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	31	31	31	49	35	30	30	84	334	35	30	30	30	30	30	35	35	35	35	32	29	32	29	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	The Hoek	The Hoek		Off The Wall	Off The Wall	Big Bay	Off The Wall			Off The Wall	Off The Wall	Off The Wall	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	5		5	5	5	5			4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Barbel Point South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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