Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.3° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night).
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	2	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)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2310	2039	1762	1789	1494	1778	4218	3874	2717	3665	3785	3220	2948	2805	3068	3024	1877	3024	2887	2423	2386	2088	1824	1631
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	NW	WNW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				8:58AM1.10m				9:26PM1.29m				10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m
Low Tide		2:50AM0.40m				2:52PM0.46m				4:04AM0.39m				4:11PM0.48m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m


	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	13
Feels °C	14	14	14	15	14	9	8	7	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	6	5	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	2310	2039	1762	1789	1494	1778	4218	3874	2717	3665	3785	3220	2948	2805	3068	3024	1877	3024	2887	2423	2386	2088	1824	1631
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SE 10	SE 10	S 13	S 11	—	—	—	SE 16	SE 16	SW 12	SW 12	S 15	S 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12
kJ	241	457	777	962	1364	1330	4	4	31	57	—	—	—	10	10	1065	1003	4	4	16	35	54	79	105
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 16	—	—	—	SE 14	—	—	—	W 8
kJ	10	10	10	10	10	10	—	10	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	526	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	52	59	54	80	103	117	172	233
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	4	4	0	0	7	31	30	73	50	31	35	35	35	35	35	35	30	30	35	35	35	35	35	35
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Hout Bay	Dungeons	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Beach Road		Sollys		Off The Wall	Kamer Van	Big Bay	Kamer Van	Off The Wall	Off The Wall	Off The Wall	Haakgat	Big Bay	Big Bay	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4		5		5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Millars Point Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	5	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Moning Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Barbel Point South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8	8

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