Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 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
18.3° 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 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
176
144
217
205
202
194
196
192
182
157
154
105
129
449
629
574
764
1448
3168
3464
3333
2064
1624
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
NW
40
WNW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:21PM1.16m
11:03AM1.08m
11:38PM1.25m
12:12PM1.16m
00:31AM1.34m
1:00PM1.24m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.50m
4:58AM0.50m
5:15PM0.47m
6:10AM0.40m
6:17PM0.40m
6:59AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:16
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6:12
6:10
6:09
6:08
6
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
20
20
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
18
18
19
19
17
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
10
12
8
9
7
6
5
5
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
7
0.6
W
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
9
2.1
S
10
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
190
176
144
217
205
202
194
196
192
182
157
154
105
129
61
76
74
149
37
2
16
908
2064
1234
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
2.3
S
11
2.4
S
11
Energy kJ
60
53
49
54
55
47
31
24
26
26
20
41
41
69
76
43
21
40
2
2
6
1246
1338
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
58
48
65
31
28
26
15
6
6
23
26
11
14
58
5
10
2
2
6
6
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.9
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
2.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1
17
45
37
29
34
59
92
98
449
629
574
764
1448
3168
3464
3333
1624
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
2
0
0
4
35
25
21
26
4
35
35
47
164
30
30
30
414
450
1171
189
189
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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