Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (24 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (24 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
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3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
880
880
572
700
919
1837
2233
2451
2967
3148
3324
3062
2820
2477
2146
1891
1834
1556
1390
1258
1116
2218
2209
2288
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:19AM1.07m
10:47PM1.26m
11:29AM1.10m
11:44PM1.30m
12:24PM1.15m
00:31AM1.33m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.48m
5:27AM0.41m
5:28PM0.47m
6:20AM0.35m
6:21PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
15
15
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
15
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
880
880
572
700
919
1837
2233
2451
2967
3148
3324
3062
2820
2477
2146
1891
1834
1556
1390
1258
1116
2218
2209
2288
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
23
Energy kJ
39
38
310
427
432
32
31
30
30
41
29
29
28
27
25
15
10
10
10
211
574
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.1
E
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
3
37
36
35
2
47
9
9
9
9
8
2
2
2
2
2
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
7
0
15
2
2
15
15
15
2
2
7
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
4
4
7
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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