Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.6° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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	4	4	2	1	1	0	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	1
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 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 16	SW 12	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1083	905	905	821	821	732	683	683	600	572	479	471	367	355	298	250	255	264	597	663	590	486	486	486
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:38AM1.42m				4:03PM1.49m				4:09AM1.43m				4:33PM1.52m				4:40AM1.43m					5:03PM1.53m
Low Tide				9:51AM0.13m				10:11PM0.22m				10:19AM0.11m				10:42PM0.20m				10:47AM0.12m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	15	18	17	15	16	16	17	18	20	22	21	20	19	18	19	21	21	22	21	20
Feels °C	12	11	11	11	11	14	12	11	13	13	13	14	15	18	18	17	16	15	16	18	18	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1083	905	905	821	821	732	683	683	600	572	479	471	367	355	298	207	211	186	597	663	590	486	486	486
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	W 19	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	WSW 16	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	13	30	78	104	250	255	264	176	180	188	200	204	171
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	W 19	—	—	—	—	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	—	—	SW 18	—	SSW 16	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	—	—	—	—	171	212	191	—	—	12	—	25	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	170	123	99	83	78	64	166	196	218	187	166	158	154	140	202	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	2
Distance (km)	2	0	0	2	15	15	15	2	0	0	2	2	15	2	15	0	0	2	2	0	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6	9	8	7	6

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