Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 29 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
19.3° 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 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212101010911119914101010101313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102163742132529424719214817913614016312411512398241313287299203466513541
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
1.45
2:05PM
1.39
2:19AM
1.55
2:38PM
1.45
2:50AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.25
8:04AM
0.18
8:10PM
0.17
8:38AM
0.10
8:42PM
0.13
9:08AM
0.05
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset6:45-------6:44-------6:43-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918181817171819181818171718192019191919202019
Feels °C (?)171615141514141415121214141517191919191918191916
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