Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.5°C

Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (11 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).
	Friday 11							Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SE 7	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1299	1237	1045	936	835	694	658	660	1344	1558	2178	3672	3715	3534	3185	2942	2562	2111	1665	1566	2196	1792	2100
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off
High Tide					3:26PM1.70m				3:44AM1.55m				3:58PM1.69m				4:16AM1.52m				4:29PM1.63m
Low Tide			9:16AM0.01m				9:43PM-0.01m				9:48AM0.03m				10:15PM0.01m				10:19AM0.08m				10:45PM0.07m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2
Temp °C	14	15	14	14	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	5	6	5	4	5	6	5	6	6	6	5	3	5	5	6	8	7	9	11	12	12	13	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SE 10
kJ	1299	1237	1045	936	835	686	541	660	1344	1558	2178	3672	3715	3534	3185	2942	2562	2111	1665	1262	1029	933	1240
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	S 7	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 10	SW 15	WSW 12	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13
kJ	158	113	—	—	35	75	78	215	49	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	827
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	75	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11
kJ	319	330	431	559	607	694	658	589	480	589	905	981	1001	972	1008	980	1168	1336	1398	1566	2196	1792	2100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kamer Van Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Baileys Cottage Reef Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	62	49	49	397	397	62	49	49	39	41	62	62	52	39	39	32	35	28	28	28	28	28	27
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road			Beach Road	Off The Wall	Off The Wall	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Kamer Van	Milnerton	Big Bay	Big Bay	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Captains	The Hoek	The Hoek	Muizenberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	6
Header Global	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Luna Park Australia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gerickes Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	7	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8	6	5	5	9	9	9	8	6	7	6	6	6

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