Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 10AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313131313131313121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126220272004183616571570138712611197138712661360113711031006944992884805792593685544431
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.97
8:36AM
0.95
10:20PM
0.98
10:47AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
0.70
3:22PM
0.63
4:48AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---7:03-------7:05-------7:05----
Sunset------6:29-------6:28-------6:27-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262524232220191919191919181919191918181818181818
Feels °C (?)262422212018181920191818161817171716161616161515
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