Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 May 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
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 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
4
5
3
3
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.2
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2
SE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2469
2334
2346
2436
2344
2201
2326
2254
2290
2099
1985
2049
2054
1850
1622
1569
1619
1693
1668
1514
1374
1240
1019
761
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
N
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01AM1.16m
6:43PM1.12m
6:50AM1.07m
7:48PM1.08m
8:03AM1.01m
9:09PM1.09m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.49m
12:18PM0.43m
00:44AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:57AM0.62m
2:22PM0.54m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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5:59
5:58
5:57
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
11
10
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
0.7
SW
15
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2
SE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
Energy kJ
2469
2334
223
2436
2344
2201
2326
2254
2290
2099
1985
2049
1939
1697
1545
1569
1619
1693
1668
1514
1374
1240
1019
761
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
295
206
125
443
407
434
484
476
378
1044
1261
1948
2054
1850
1622
1435
1301
1143
1014
484
895
889
680
669
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
SSW
8
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
9
0.8
SSW
8
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.3
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SE
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
104
173
56
44
28
85
246
413
759
378
378
62
179
175
229
191
188
200
466
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
12
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
2346
3
27
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
29
15
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
28
29
15
29
15
2
0
4
4
25
27
47
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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