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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
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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) | SW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
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) | S 15 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 10 |
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 |
433 | 242 | 559 | 559 | 826 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 126 | — | 82 | 121 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 33 | 46 | 54 | 55 | 68 | 53 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 10 | — | 227 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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