Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.3° 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 (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (07 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Thu morning).
	Tue 7					Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1298	1497	1677	1952	2207	2310	2039	1762	1789	1494	1475	3817	3728	3565	2936	3582	2923	2948	2763	2843	2805	1750	3158	2887
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide					8:20PM1.31m				8:58AM1.10m				9:26PM1.29m				10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m
Low Tide		1:48PM0.40m					2:50AM0.40m				2:52PM0.46m				4:04AM0.39m				4:11PM0.48m					5:23AM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	5:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	13
Feels °C	15	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	16	8	9	9	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	1298	1497	1677	1952	2207	2310	2039	1762	1789	1494	1475	3817	3728	3565	2936	3582	2923	2948	2763	2843	2805	1750	3158	2887
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SE 10	S 14	S 13	ESE 10	—	—	—	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SW 14	SW 13	W 15
kJ	238	227	181	141	241	241	457	777	940	1364	1330	4	14	14	9	—	—	—	10	10	10	1203	369	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 20	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	SE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 15	S 15	SE 15
kJ	28	28	27	148	20	20	10	10	10	10	10	—	4	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	4	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 9	—	SE 4	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	507	364	—	40	—	—	—	32	34	19	28
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	32	32	30	49	35	35	35	30	35	35	35	35	30	30
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kreefte Reef	Cemetery	Sunset Beach	Kreefte Reef	Kamer Van	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Beach Road	Beach Road	The Hoek	The Hoek	Off The Wall	Off The Wall	Off The Wall	Kamer Van	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Off The Wall	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	6	6	5	4	4	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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