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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
1671 | 1347 | 1302 | 1420 | 1420 | 1420 | 1455 | 1633 | 2343 | 2876 | 2374 | 2173 | 1910 | 2241 | 3232 | 3028 | 2758 | 2507 | 2274 | 2041 | 1781 | 1839 | 1760 | 1632 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.33m | 4:49AM1.33m | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:55PM1.19m | 6:01AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.28m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.49m | 12:18PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | |
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
1671 | 1347 | 1302 | 1420 | 1420 | 1420 | 1455 | 1633 | 2343 | 2876 | 2374 | 2173 | 1910 | 355 | 243 | 469 | 318 | 253 | 357 | 295 | 1781 | 1839 | 1760 | 1632 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
189 | 179 | 130 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 394 | 1098 | 750 | 603 | 550 | 437 | 422 | 309 | 372 | 90 | 88 | 66 | 49 | 104 | 206 | 223 | 443 | 480 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | NW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 21 | SW 20 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 80 | 79 | 175 | 264 | 261 | 322 | — | — | 8 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 103 | 173 | 123 | 44 | 100 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2241 | 3232 | 3028 | 2758 | 2507 | 2274 | 2041 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 32 | 1024 | 189 | 884 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 28 | 31 |
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