Dias Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.7° 

Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1313
1226
981
835
804
614
509
456
369
235
307
390
386
352
888
736
574
1087
822
808
836
813
531
703
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
0
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:11AM1.48m
5:38PM1.59m
5:54AM1.39m
6:19PM1.52m
6:36AM1.28m
7:00PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.10m
11:21AM0.07m
11:55PM0.16m
12:00PM0.15m
00:39AM0.24m
12:39PM0.27m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
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5:54
5:54
5:55
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
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