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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
18.0° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | |
192 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 105 | 280 | 595 | 546 | 420 | 768 | 1636 | 2604 | 2756 | 1946 | 1193 | 1272 | 1224 | 1269 | 1247 | 1278 | 1302 | 1450 | 1672 | 2558 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:38PM1.25m | 12:12PM1.16m | 00:31AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | 1:11AM1.42m | 1:39PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.47m | 6:10AM0.40m | 6:17PM0.40m | 6:59AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:37AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | |
6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
192 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 105 | 280 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 133 | 257 | 2 | 2 | 1946 | 1193 | 951 | 1224 | 1269 | 1247 | 1278 | 1302 | 1450 | 1672 | 2558 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 14 | SSE 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 9 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
26 | 20 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 92 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 989 | 1272 | 1044 | 730 | 622 | 551 | 424 | 377 | 377 | 328 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 17 | WSW 16 | ESE 11 | SW 16 | SSE 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 10 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 10 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | E 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
6 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 41 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
45 | 31 | 38 | 63 | 99 | 95 | 595 | 546 | 420 | 768 | 1636 | 2604 | 2756 | 802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 63 | 25 | 334 | 30 | 594 | 906 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 1607 | 189 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 31 |
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