Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
7
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
3.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1045
1114
757
561
644
705
1027
1288
1249
1192
1405
1397
1510
1824
2030
2082
1947
1850
1749
1677
1621
1567
1428
1317
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:34PM1.33m
4:39AM1.32m
5:10PM1.30m
5:14AM1.27m
5:49PM1.27m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.23m
10:37PM0.36m
10:55AM0.26m
11:13PM0.40m
11:29AM0.30m
11:53PM0.44m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
12
10
9
8
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
W
11
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
1045
1114
757
500
363
302
1027
1288
1249
1192
940
910
772
689
561
505
433
418
320
273
268
233
1428
1317
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
0.9
SW
10
1.1
SW
14
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
W
10
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
6
119
204
561
154
424
240
191
151
116
84
56
57
33
33
33
33
18
18
18
40
19
198
194
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
W
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2
5
5
24
107
141
188
10
39
19
41
62
69
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
6
100
136
644
705
611
551
700
973
1405
1397
1510
1824
2030
2082
1947
1850
1749
1677
1621
1567
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
20
29
68
189
376
376
253
35
39
225
225
397
1075
252
227
227
189
227
225
189
189
30
30
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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