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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 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | |
2275 | 2897 | 2653 | 2515 | 2388 | 2842 | 2695 | 2994 | 3042 | 2728 | 2521 | 2268 | 2191 | 1910 | 1870 | 1934 | 2063 | 2094 | 1915 | 1799 | 1771 | 1591 | 1948 | 2054 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:55PM1.19m | 6:01AM1.16m | 6:43PM1.12m | 6:50AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.49m | 12:18PM0.43m | 00:44AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | |
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
2275 | 2897 | 2653 | 2515 | 2388 | 2330 | 418 | 469 | 318 | 304 | 357 | 295 | 2191 | 1910 | 1870 | 1934 | 2063 | 2094 | 1915 | 1799 | 1771 | 1591 | 1591 | 1319 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
750 | 586 | 480 | 422 | 368 | 306 | 186 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 50 | 104 | 206 | 223 | 443 | 480 | 434 | 421 | 476 | 378 | 1044 | 1261 | 1948 | 2054 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | W 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 17 |
79 | 175 | 310 | 261 | 322 | 309 | — | 8 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 104 | 173 | 125 | 44 | 100 | 149 | 246 | 413 | 759 | 378 | 378 | 176 | 135 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2842 | 2695 | 2994 | 3042 | 2728 | 2521 | 2268 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 189 | 189 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 189 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
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