Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, gales from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2084
1803
1278
1116
1066
943
894
787
659
638
569
892
876
850
936
950
965
1111
1227
1210
1077
888
1062
1276
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:57PM1.53m
3:09AM1.67m
3:42PM1.54m
3:55AM1.63m
4:28PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:47AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.10m
9:31AM-0.04m
9:45PM0.10m
10:16AM-0.00m
10:34PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:51
5:50
5:50
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
11
10
11
13
14
14
13
13
11
13
12
12
13
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
8
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2084
1803
1278
1116
1066
943
894
787
659
638
569
892
876
850
936
950
965
1111
1227
1210
1077
888
772
734
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
SW
8
1.2
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1346
1057
857
635
625
544
461
363
338
284
279
231
141
104
98
72
104
98
96
121
33
190
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
12
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
126
82
92
105
105
48
48
85
148
76
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
5
1.7
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
2.1
SE
6
2.3
SE
6
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
Energy kJ
12
33
44
47
47
61
61
42
34
27
24
30
44
87
148
138
114
111
172
215
297
405
1062
1276
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
28
28
28
15
15
29
15
15
15
29
29
189
189
35
35
35
35
35
35
49
62
62
62
189
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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