Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (07 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.4
S
2.2
WSW
2.5
SSE
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)12121212121212121212111111111111111110121212127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)408039143741339928792416160016001141929201526792904242520461685135512741225805689623512638
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
5
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
W
25
SW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
50
SE
55
SE
60
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
1.32
6:36AM
1.44
6:51PM
1.21
7:18AM
1.34
7:37PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.24
12:15AM
0.22
12:56PM
0.33
12:53AM
0.34
1:42PM
0.42
1:34AM
0.45
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset---8:01-------8:01-------8:01----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919181919181920212120191919191919191918181918
Feels °C (?)161514141619151515171818161514131211109991010
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