Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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)
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1507
1368
1368
2346
2212
2288
2084
2510
8173
8875
8107
7090
6229
6355
7317
8064
8152
8152
7456
6769
6127
5607
4899
4385
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:24PM1.15m
00:31AM1.33m
1:07PM1.21m
1:11AM1.35m
1:45PM1.26m
1:47AM1.38m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.44m
7:02AM0.30m
7:06PM0.40m
7:39AM0.25m
7:45PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
1507
1368
1368
2346
2212
2288
2084
2510
8173
8875
8107
7090
6229
6355
7317
8064
8152
8152
7456
6769
6127
5607
4899
4385
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
2
SW
17
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
15
211
421
1012
2375
20
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
Distance (km)
21
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
15
15
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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