Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.1° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	3	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	SW 16	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	160	157	154	122	105	80	177	216	188	182	165	156	156	153	143	192	235	702	1506	2314	4585	4691	4691	3996
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NNE	WSW	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	W	WSW	SE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	glassy
High Tide					2:40PM1.47m				2:55AM1.55m				3:28PM1.56m				3:43AM1.57m				4:13PM1.61m
Low Tide			8:28AM0.09m				8:48PM0.17m				9:15AM0.02m				9:38PM0.10m				9:59AM-0.00m				10:25PM0.08m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48
	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	14	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	16	16	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	102	91	154	122	105	80	177	216	188	182	165	156	156	153	143	132	199	702	1506	2314	4585	4691	4691	3996
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	SSE 10	SE 7	SE 7	S 9	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 18	SW 17	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9
kJ	160	157	63	57	50	37	77	44	43	61	65	77	94	54	49	192	235	233	302	348	16	42	43	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	S 10	S 9	SE 7	SW 16	S 9	S 9	S 9	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 10	W 9	W 9	W 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	69	48	61	41	57	54	78	68	43	25	157	41	40	38	53	28	43	102	102	146	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 2	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 4	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	154	106	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	3	4	4	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	4	4	3	4	5	5	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Platboom	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Outer Kom	Platboom	Hout Bay	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Hout Bay	Dias Beach	Kreefte Reef	Hout Bay	Off The Wall	Kreefte Reef	Big Bay	Big Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	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	Dias Beach Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gansbaai Overberg	Silwerstroom West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Barrancon Chile	Luna Park Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dias Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (13 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website