Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 11 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1574	1474	1399	747	683	780	833	701	591	560	471	507	392	371	299	228	198	160	157	154	122	105	78	177
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	SE	SE	ESE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide	11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.42m				1:48PM1.35m					2:02AM1.49m				2:40PM1.47m
Low Tide			6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m				7:54PM0.26m					8:28AM0.09m				8:48PM0.17m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	16	18	17	16	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16
Feels °C	6	6	6	6	8	7	7	7	6	6	7	8	12	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 7	SSW 10	SSW 9	W 12
kJ	1574	1474	1399	747	683	780	833	701	591	560	460	340	334	302	285	206	198	160	157	154	79	105	78	177
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	S 9	W 10	S 9	SSW 10	SE 7	SSE 9	SSE 10
kJ	138	134	123	580	448	240	136	136	129	118	114	84	82	81	78	72	71	41	48	42	122	64	58	109
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	—	SW 20	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	S 9	SSE 10	W 10	S 9	W 10	W 9	S 9	ESE 7	SSW 9
kJ	1	—	15	116	116	123	12	12	28	41	41	40	39	36	34	44	31	69	39	47	43	57	37	78
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	217	243	273	249	209	268	339	341	366	396	471	507	392	371	299	228	174	116	112	94	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	35	32	32	32	29	32	32	29	28	28	28	20	15	15	28	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Van Riebeek	The Hoek	Thermopylae	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Beach Road	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	The Hoek	Van Riebeek	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	4	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5

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