Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 19 Dec 2025 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
19.2° 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 11AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (19 Dec)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (19 Dec)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
SE
3
SE
3.5
SE
3
ESE
3
SE
Period(s) (?)10101013131212121213141414131313127778887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2932933712533643971299149816401960248024802323171014941265880657672966117412341064929
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SSE
60
SE
60
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
55
SE
60
SE
55
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
1.38
3:24AM
1.35
3:28PM
1.39
3:57AM
1.37
4:01PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
0.34
9:14PM
0.20
9:26AM
0.31
9:46PM
0.18
10:00AM
0.30
10:17PM
0.18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise-5:28-------5:28-------5:30------
Sunset----7:55-------7:55-------7:57---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717181819181818182020202020202020222121222121
Feels °C (?)111211121213101011101312111112121314161312141415
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