Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.0°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 (06 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 10AM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 3.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	18s
Afternoon (06 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Evening (06 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).
	Sunday 6								Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	0	3	3	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	3008	4265	4117	3891	2667	2241	1904	1692	1760	1736	1665	1549	1360	1339	745	596	440	587	666	294	145	137	172	172
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNW	NW	WSW	SSW	SE	ESE	SSE	S	NE	S	SSW	S	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide					11:38AM1.11m				00:04AM1.20m				12:47PM1.27m				1:06AM1.32m				1:35PM1.43m
Low Tide			5:14AM0.48m				5:54PM0.50m				6:32AM0.36m				7:02PM0.35m				7:24AM0.23m				7:51PM0.20m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	20	22	20	18	19	19	21	22	23	23	20	23	23	20	19	20	20	18	17	18
Feels °C	3	4	5	9	14	16	15	14	16	17	20	22	21	20	19	21	22	17	18	19	18	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	3008	4265	4117	3891	2667	2241	1904	1692	1760	1736	1665	1549	1360	1339	745	596	440	587	666	294	145	137	172	172
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	—	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	ESE 10	S 11	SW 11	SSE 10	S 9	WSW 15
kJ	78	71	42	—	3	3	3	14	—	155	224	197	186	141	418	411	404	191	60	220	119	75	43	144
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	—	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 10	WSW 17	ESE 10	S 10	SW 11	SE 10	S 9
kJ	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	40	34	—	120	108	113	94	27	52	98	94	51	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	955	1001	1024	913	810	883	770	482	352	250	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	39	39	39	28	28	15	20	20	2	0	0	0	4	7	2	2	2	15	0	0	7	29	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Captains Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Kreefte Reef Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	8	7	6	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	6	6	9	9	8	8	7	6	6

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