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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | |
1948 | 2054 | 1850 | 1622 | 1521 | 1521 | 1693 | 1537 | 1395 | 1191 | 959 | 773 | 624 | 614 | 1075 | 1174 | 1514 | 3717 | 6397 | 7108 | 7710 | 7278 | 7540 | 12246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.08m | 8:03AM1.01m | 9:09PM1.09m | 9:35AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.50m | 1:57AM0.62m | 2:22PM0.54m | 3:33AM0.61m | 3:46PM0.53m | 4:54AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
1878 | 1743 | 1643 | 1521 | 1521 | 1521 | 1693 | 1537 | 1395 | 1191 | 959 | 773 | 624 | 614 | 679 | 658 | 376 | 288 | 209 | 147 | 97 | 96 | 57 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SW 22 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 |
1948 | 2054 | 1850 | 1622 | 1435 | 1435 | 1265 | 1127 | 530 | 883 | 754 | 599 | 599 | 581 | 503 | 440 | — | — | 18 | 21 | 21 | — | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — |
62 | 179 | 175 | 255 | 229 | 188 | 200 | 45 | 404 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
— | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 62 | 188 | 399 | 528 | 1075 | 1174 | 1514 | 3717 | 6397 | 7108 | 7710 | 7278 | 7540 | 12246 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 56 | 397 | 47 | 89 | 30 | 21 | 798 | 454 | 1024 | 999 | 454 | 454 | 376 | 357 | 357 |
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