Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 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
17.1° 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 4AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (15 May)10ft (3.0m)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 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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)
3
3
4
4
4
4
!
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
15
2.1
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1070
1793
2310
2727
2651
2860
3148
2939
2394
2116
1803
1278
1116
1066
943
799
787
659
638
648
942
979
1002
936
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:40AM1.60m
2:14PM1.48m
2:24AM1.65m
2:57PM1.53m
3:09AM1.67m
3:42PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.02m
8:14PM0.14m
8:47AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.10m
9:31AM-0.04m
9:45PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:51
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
18
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
15
16
16
15
14
15
14
13
12
11
9
9
11
14
14
15
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
10
2.1
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
798
1793
2310
2727
2651
2860
3148
2939
2394
2116
1803
1278
1116
1066
943
799
787
659
638
648
942
979
1002
936
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
15
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.5
S
13
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
1070
789
703
560
738
2440
2155
1704
1510
1325
1057
857
635
625
544
461
363
344
284
284
231
229
92
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
SSE
14
Energy kJ
433
242
559
559
826
4
4
3
3
126
82
121
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
4
Energy kJ
12
33
46
54
55
68
53
35
22
17
13
10
227
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
4
15
15
29
15
15
15
28
28
28
28
28
15
15
15
15
15
29
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
8
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