Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 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
17.9° 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 3AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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0
0
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
5
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3141
2912
2551
2469
2212
2368
2436
2344
2362
2326
2099
2132
1818
1659
1948
2054
1689
1622
1475
1521
1286
1643
1514
1395
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55PM1.19m
6:01AM1.16m
6:43PM1.12m
6:50AM1.07m
7:48PM1.08m
8:03AM1.01m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.49m
12:18PM0.43m
00:44AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:57AM0.62m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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6:00
5:59
5:58
5:57
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
11
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
9
9
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
318
304
2551
2469
2212
2368
2436
2344
2362
2326
2099
2132
1818
1659
1565
1470
1427
1407
1475
1521
1286
1643
1514
1395
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
88
66
357
295
206
223
443
480
434
484
476
447
1044
1261
1948
2054
1689
1622
1435
1301
1143
1014
560
895
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.3
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
15
32
50
104
173
125
44
101
149
246
413
759
378
378
61
184
177
255
229
188
301
45
466
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
3141
2912
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
907
31
30
29
15
29
28
15
31
30
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
15
0
0
4
4
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
5
6
5
4
4
5
5
2
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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