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Dias Beach Surf Forecast
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Dias Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 5AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2630 | 3077 | 4035 | 3654 | 2954 | 2112 | 1440 | 1491 | 731 | 891 | 550 | 959 | 1539 | 4177 | 4280 | 4755 | 5061 | 4892 | 5153 | 8299 | 8674 | 7446 | 6725 | 6883 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:28AM 1.73 | 3:56PM 1.57 | 4:08AM 1.69 | 4:36PM 1.53 | 4:50AM 1.60 | 5:20PM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 0.04 | 9:48AM -0.08 | 9:57PM 0.05 | 10:27AM -0.03 | 10:39PM 0.11 | 11:09AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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