Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 01 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
3
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
1.5
WSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313121212141413131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35545951354157957061882193210091167128486220661659151813871169836869800723723633
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
30
SE
20
E
15
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
S
10
E
15
SE
10
S
10
N
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
1.60
3:09PM
1.49
3:19AM
1.62
3:38PM
1.49
3:47AM
1.60
4:07PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.05
9:12PM
0.11
9:36AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.12
10:03AM
0.06
10:08PM
0.15
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise-6:56-------6:58-------6:58------
Sunset----6:40-------6:39-------6:37---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020202020201920202021202122222121212020191818
Feels °C (?)191918161614161619192121202121222120201918181717
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