Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 15 May 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
17.1° 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 1PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (15 May)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
!
!
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1793
2310
2727
2651
2860
3148
3060
2394
2116
1803
1390
1116
1066
943
894
787
648
638
648
942
979
950
936
936
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:14PM1.48m
2:24AM1.65m
2:57PM1.53m
3:09AM1.67m
3:42PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.02m
8:14PM0.14m
8:47AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.10m
9:31AM-0.04m
9:45PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:51
5:50
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
19
18
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
16
15
16
15
14
14
12
11
9
10
12
14
16
15
14
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1793
2310
2727
2651
2860
3148
3060
2394
2116
1803
1390
1116
1066
943
894
787
648
638
648
942
979
950
936
936
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.5
SSE
14
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
789
703
560
604
2440
2155
1704
1507
1325
1057
857
635
544
544
464
363
344
415
284
350
178
135
105
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
242
559
559
826
4
4
3
3
126
82
92
105
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
1.2
SSE
10
0.8
SE
4
Energy kJ
8
23
46
47
55
60
46
31
22
15
16
16
30
28
306
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
4
4
7
15
2
15
15
15
15
28
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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