Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)--
Afternoon (01 Mar)18ft (5.5m)15s
Evening (01 Mar)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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!
!
!
!
!
!
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141313131312121212121111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12419113479872823370425968479239123198287524801937165213161044807628533690828759730667580
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
1.44
2:45AM
1.55
3:00PM
1.51
3:18AM
1.63
3:34PM
1.54
3:50AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35PM
0.11
8:59AM
0.10
9:09PM
0.05
9:34AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.03
10:05AM
0.03
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-----6:33-------6:33-------6:35--
Sunset7:22-------7:22-------7:20-------
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--1--------------------
Temp. °C171717171717171717171716161617171718181718181819
Feels °C (?)101112131315151413131212131315161517171516161718
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