Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131616141414131413131616161515141414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1174235924542606313936064062570756035688107919780895679476207528645914100349930872574224820102035
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
25
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:23-------6:22-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C192020191718181717171717171717161616171717171616
Feels °C (?)17171616121111111213131414141413151413141414119
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