Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
17.9° 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 10AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (03 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
SW
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
4.5
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1009
832
818
1377
2643
2775
2946
2756
1352
2187
1901
1723
1723
1671
1347
1302
1420
1420
1302
1154
4027
5882
5721
5585
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
40
S
45
S
50
S
50
S
30
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:47AM1.46m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
4:43PM1.33m
4:49AM1.33m
5:17PM1.26m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.16m
10:13PM0.28m
10:33AM0.22m
10:44PM0.34m
11:04AM0.28m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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7:22
7:22
7:24
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6:02
6:01
6:00
3
12
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
15
14
14
14
17
15
14
12
13
14
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
7
6
7
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
SW
15
0.5
S
10
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
1.2
WSW
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
4.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1009
832
818
1377
53
2775
2946
2756
522
2187
1901
195
192
189
1347
1302
1420
1420
1302
1018
693
593
463
4961
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
1.3
WSW
15
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.3
S
15
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
181
174
711
100
33
53
146
132
222
215
251
38
7
15
179
167
161
123
123
50
80
80
175
429
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.6
S
10
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
18
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
412
407
75
20
44
109
34
33
18
9
7
9
17
14
14
14
13
12
51
264
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.7
WNW
10
2.5
W
14
1.3
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
S
10
4.5
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
147
118
141
562
2643
90
29
1352
1119
1723
1723
1671
1154
4027
5882
5721
5585
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
27
27
30
35
25
25
35
35
73
21
7
21
21
7
4
4
4
0
4
30
189
397
337
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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