Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.7° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, near gales from the ESE by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1830	1488	1280	1213	1160	940	990	875	1060	2944	3102	5006	4541	5819	4777	4032	3375	2919	2880	2667	2630	2284	1892	1615
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	SE	SE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	1:14AM1.17m				1:54PM1.18m				1:57AM1.25m					2:30PM1.27m				2:33AM1.32m				3:03PM1.35m
Low Tide			7:44AM0.39m				7:59PM0.46m					8:21AM0.31m				8:36PM0.38m				8:53AM0.23m				9:09PM0.31m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	10	12	12	14	12	13	11	10	10	11	10	8	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1830	1488	1280	1213	1160	940	990	875	1060	2944	3102	5006	4541	5819	4777	4032	3375	2919	2880	2667	2630	2284	1892	1615
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	229	409	377	412	478	412	557	508	152	475	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	10	10	10	21	9	9	326	347	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	13	11	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	141	488	266	531	662	658	623	576	567	567	617	592	589
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	15	15	2	2	28	29	29	29	29	15	15	35	227	227	283	225	41	41	41	39	49	39	39	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Beach Road	Captains	Long Beach	Captains	The Hoek	The Hoek	Kamer Van					Big Bay	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Haakgat	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4					5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hell West Coast	Hell West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5

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