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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
18.3° 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: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | |
539 | 437 | 311 | 268 | 190 | 176 | 144 | 217 | 205 | 202 | 194 | 196 | 192 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 248 | 600 | 515 | 486 | 667 | 1271 | 2733 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.06m | 10:21PM1.16m | 11:03AM1.08m | 11:38PM1.25m | 12:12PM1.16m | 00:31AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:58AM0.50m | 5:15PM0.47m | 6:10AM0.40m | 6:17PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | E 10 |
539 | 437 | 311 | 268 | 190 | 176 | 144 | 217 | 205 | 202 | 194 | 196 | 192 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 64 | 248 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 125 | 261 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NW 12 |
— | 4 | 96 | 65 | 60 | 53 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 41 | 120 | 58 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | WSW 16 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | NNE 4 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | E 10 | — |
— | — | 61 | 23 | 83 | 48 | 65 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
188 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 29 | 20 | 23 | 46 | 28 | 63 | 600 | 515 | 486 | 667 | 1271 | 2733 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 907 | 30 |
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