Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.6° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	5	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1777	1525	1500	1404	1381	1369	1189	893	889	905	1193	1256	1395	1742	4768	9308	9227	7612	5970	5161	4493	4062	3504	1495
Wind (km/h)	SSW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	S	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:19AM1.00m				9:42PM1.11m				10:47AM0.97m					11:05PM1.08m				12:11PM1.01m
Low Tide		3:13AM0.51m				3:11PM0.60m				4:33AM0.55m				4:45PM0.64m					5:57AM0.53m				6:15PM0.61m


	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	12	13	10	10	9	9	10	8	6	6	4	6	9	13	13	9	10	10	11	12	11	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14
kJ	1777	1525	1500	1404	1381	1369	1189	893	889	905	1193	1256	1395	1742	4768	9308	9227	7612	5970	5161	4493	4062	3504	1495
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SE 13	SE 13	NNW 5	SW 19	SW 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13
kJ	72	73	76	46	163	201	145	373	294	293	43	42	35	1337	1610	37	37	37	36	35	35	34	34	1366
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 15	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 13	—	SE 8	SW 21	SE 12	SE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 11
kJ	—	—	—	72	47	47	47	30	22	43	—	2	216	38	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	WNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	6	13	13	20	44	95	213	165	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	5	7	9	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	4
Distance (km)	7	0	0	4	4	4	4	35	35	35	225	47	35	0	2	20	2	2	2	2	15	2	15	15
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3			3	5	7	9	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	8	7	7	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	6	4	4	5	6	4	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	9	5	5

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