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Dias Beach Surf Forecast
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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2757 | 2173 | 1863 | 1613 | 1647 | 1446 | 1242 | 715 | 593 | 568 | 617 | 808 | 1348 | 2786 | 5559 | 9281 | 10326 | 8320 | 7426 | 6544 | 5805 | 5113 | 4263 | 3817 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:04PM 1.37 | 1:26AM 1.29 | 1:36PM 1.45 | 1:58AM 1.36 | 2:05PM 1.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:53AM 0.35 | 7:26PM 0.26 | 7:29AM 0.28 | 7:57PM 0.18 | 8:00AM 0.23 | 8:25PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Dias Beach (calm at Meadowridge wx 36 km from Dias Beach). 2.7m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 2.2m 7s swell from the SE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
36 km away, 44 min ago
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