Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

14.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Evening (29 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	0	!	!	!	0	0	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SW 14	SW 14	SE 9	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	820	981	866	915	1468	1277	887	804	647	460	434	406	511	625	970	490	441	423	396	273	182	167	161
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide					4:38PM1.62m					5:03AM1.44m				5:17PM1.51m				5:45AM1.33m				6:02PM1.37m
Low Tide			10:26AM0.10m				10:55PM0.06m					11:03AM0.18m				11:35PM0.17m				11:46AM0.29m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	16	22	22	20	17	18	19	21	24	28	27	28	28	25	16	16	20	18	16	17	16
Feels °C	5	5	10	15	14	12	11	14	14	16	20	24	23	24	25	20	12	12	15	12	13	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	215	153	181	253	380	369	273	336	434	447	434	398	392	392	543	490	441	423	396	273	182	167	161
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	130	192	109	74	24	—	167	129	—	—	—	—	—	—	342	331	238	227	216	172	169	97	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	203	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	223	155	126	21	64	65
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	NNW 2	NW 4	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5
kJ	820	981	866	915	1468	1277	887	804	647	460	402	406	511	625	970	1	12	40	117	191	89	49	39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Clovelly Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Danger Reef Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	29	29	20	28	29	29	20	2	2	2	2	2	15	2	2	25	35	35	26	36	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Sunset Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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