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Dias Beach Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | |
749 | 539 | 437 | 311 | 285 | 193 | 176 | 144 | 217 | 205 | 202 | 194 | 196 | 192 | 182 | 175 | 154 | 105 | 100 | 555 | 725 | 950 | 1008 | 2174 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.06m | 10:21PM1.16m | 11:03AM1.08m | 11:38PM1.25m | 12:12PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.54m | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:58AM0.50m | 5:15PM0.47m | 6:10AM0.40m | 6:17PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 749 | 539 | 437 | 311 | 285 | 193 | 176 | 144 | 217 | 205 | 202 | 194 | 196 | 192 | 182 | 175 | 154 | 105 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 123 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 82 | 79 | 53 | 48 | 65 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 41 | 100 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 61 | 23 | 58 | 48 | 65 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 233 | 188 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 85 | 68 | 555 | 725 | 950 | 1008 | 2174 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 152 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 189 |
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