Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
!
!
!
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0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
4.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111212121212111110139891011101111111212141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)159517632558267938683654295420241440159466971547514512090427669316880637863276090867484437636
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
40
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
60
NW
60
WNW
65
W
55
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
40
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.57
3:28AM
1.73
3:56PM
1.57
4:08AM
1.69
4:36PM
1.53
4:50AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18PM
0.04
9:48AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
10:39PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset6:20-------6:19-------6:17-------
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
2411--111222223321111111
Temp. °C141616171717161616171616161617161514151515151616
Feels °C (?)6810101010987999866522345687
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