Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SAST
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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
17.9° 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 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
3
2
3
3
3
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
1.9
SE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
4
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2458
2458
2290
2290
2132
2017
1948
2054
1924
1622
1498
1521
1286
1417
1395
1191
1036
913
748
627
2054
2316
2729
3710
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
50
N
55
N
45
WSW
45
W
60
W
55
W
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43PM1.12m
6:50AM1.07m
7:48PM1.08m
8:03AM1.01m
9:09PM1.09m
9:35AM1.01m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:57AM0.62m
2:22PM0.54m
3:33AM0.61m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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7:26
7:26
7:26
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
8
4
1
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
14
15
13
14
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
12
10
10
9
6
3
5
5
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.4
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
1.9
SE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2458
2458
2290
2290
2132
2017
1771
1743
1544
1521
1498
1521
1286
1417
1395
1191
1036
913
748
614
494
440
337
283
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
434
484
476
447
1044
1261
1948
2054
1924
1622
1435
1435
1265
1127
560
985
845
680
599
581
746
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.3
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
149
246
413
759
378
378
62
179
175
255
229
188
367
45
404
255
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.9
NW
6
2.5
WNW
7
4
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
6
21
80
240
627
2054
2316
2729
3710
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
Distance (km)
15
29
15
29
15
15
15
29
15
15
15
2
0
0
4
25
26
47
47
47
335
798
884
999
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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