Dias Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.1° 

Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.1
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.4
SW
9
2.4
SW
11
2.2
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.2
SW
8
0.9
SW
10
0.7
SE
11
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
395
352
921
892
850
904
1036
454
1015
984
1273
989
951
809
654
427
211
173
130
330
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:19PM1.52m
6:36AM1.28m
7:00PM1.42m
7:21AM1.17m
7:44PM1.31m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.15m
00:39AM0.24m
12:39PM0.27m
1:24AM0.34m
1:20PM0.39m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
9
11
11
12
15
13
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
13
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