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Dias Beach Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° 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 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | |
1395 | 1191 | 959 | 846 | 748 | 614 | 623 | 1022 | 1146 | 1837 | 4252 | 7350 | 7580 | 6844 | 5196 | 7680 | 16766 | 19264 | 16290 | 13139 | 11446 | 10101 | 8831 | 4829 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.01m | 9:09PM1.09m | 9:35AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | 10:55AM1.07m | 11:22PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.54m | 3:33AM0.61m | 3:46PM0.53m | 4:54AM0.52m | 4:58PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 1395 | 1191 | 959 | 846 | 748 | 614 | 561 | 679 | 862 | 325 | 242 | 176 | 142 | 116 | 5196 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 53 | 53 | 10 | 37 | 23 | 3242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 22 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | SE 11 | SE 13 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 530 | 883 | 845 | 680 | 599 | 581 | 623 | 486 | 376 | 19 | — | 21 | 21 | — | 57 | 28 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 4 | — | — | 37 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 404 | 255 | — | — | — | — | 281 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | 46 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 46 | 115 | 227 | 543 | 604 | 1022 | 1146 | 1837 | 4252 | 7350 | 7580 | 6844 | 459 | 7680 | 16766 | 19264 | 16290 | 13139 | 11446 | 10101 | 8831 | 4829 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 27 | 27 | 47 | 47 | 73 | 335 | 376 | 839 | 414 | 414 | 594 | 999 | 999 | 357 | 357 | 999 | 1009 | 997 | 1020 | 594 | 30 | 21 | 21 |
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