Dias Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
1.4° 

Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
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2
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.2
SW
12
2
WSW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1496
1752
2801
3313
3924
3627
3403
2897
2801
2658
2303
2220
2116
1624
1109
1415
1178
2783
2771
2756
2640
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:39PM1.55m
5:56AM1.33m
6:12PM1.43m
6:31AM1.21m
6:47PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.13m
11:56PM0.19m
11:56AM0.25m
00:31AM0.30m
12:29PM0.37m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
12
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
10
8
7
8
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