Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° 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 8AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (16 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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 (?)
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.2
SE
2
SE
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)151414131313121212127777777761616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4204427438783123215416711290960805666691681676813815786612434301314567777757736
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
55
SE
60
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
1.20
12:59PM
1.37
1:30AM
1.27
1:32PM
1.41
2:01AM
1.32
2:03PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.39
7:26PM
0.25
7:28AM
0.35
7:56PM
0.20
8:01AM
0.31
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise---5:33-------5:31-------5:31----
Sunset------7:28-------7:29-------7:30-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181717171717171716161515191818181717161718181817
Feels °C (?)1099986665667118788981010998
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