Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

17.5°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1756	1697	1619	1525	1229	1107	1338	1278	1100	734	524	471	375	332	326	286	893	1196	1291	1327	1288
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide					8:35PM1.09m				9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m
Low Tide			2:24PM0.51m				2:57AM0.48m				4:12PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:33PM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	13	12	10	9	8	8	9	9	8	7	8	9	8	11	13	16	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1756	1697	1619	1525	1229	1107	1338	1278	1100	734	524	471	375	332	326	235	893	1196	1291	1327	1288
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	E 14	W 11	W 11	W 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 16	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NW 15
kJ	102	71	17	4	37	37	21	14	14	12	—	—	22	45	108	286	10	4	4	4	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 14	—	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	W 18	W 18	—	—	W 16	W 16	NW 16	NW 16	—	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	17	22	8	—	7	7	8	8	6	6	—	—	5	5	10	10	—	10	10	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	—	—	ESE 9	SE 5	SE 5	—	—	SSE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	6	—	—	8	67	61	—	—	30	41	111	143	209	273	316	260	133	86	76	65	66
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	3	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	29	414	334	84	58	58	58	269	312	414	334	357	35	32	28	2	2	15	15	15	15
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Rating (10 max)	3												3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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