Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
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4
3
2
1
3
1
1
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212141515161616161515141414131313131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)491849425766833011357124111271711793108751024068485330424534082826196015611236938634539437311239
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
50
SE
55
ESE
50
ESE
40
E
30
E
25
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.33
6:30AM
1.30
7:13PM
1.22
7:41AM
1.15
8:40PM
1.14
9:22AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.34
12:51PM
0.34
1:27AM
0.46
2:07PM
0.46
3:10AM
0.54
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----7:13-------7:13-------7:15--
Sunset6:15-------6:14-------6:13-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716161616161615151413131314172019181818192021
Feels °C (?)10101010998754347810141715141414171718
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