Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.49° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.1° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	16s
Evening (15 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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)	1	1	2	3	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	1	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	192	232	534	1290	2054	3804	4479	4691	4194	3348	2959	2494	2174	1645	1240	1276	1422	1351	1048	897	745	626	553	499
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	S	SE	E	SSE	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on
High Tide		3:43AM1.57m				4:13PM1.61m				4:28AM1.54m				4:56PM1.62m					5:11AM1.48m				5:38PM1.59m
Low Tide				9:59AM-0.00m				10:25PM0.08m				10:41AM0.01m					11:11PM0.10m				11:21AM0.07m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	16	17	18	17
Feels °C	10	11	11	12	14	14	12	14	15	14	14	13	14	14	15	15	13	13	12	12	13	15	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	132	130	534	1290	2054	3804	4479	4691	4194	3348	2959	2494	2174	1645	1240	1276	1422	1351	1048	897	745	626	553	499
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 8	WSW 10	SW 9	SW 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 11	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	192	232	91	292	235	168	17	43	29	29	29	17	16	17	18	18	18	20	21	3	2	14	55	84
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 10	W 9	W 9	WNW 11	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	27	39	102	102	194	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	WNW 4	NNW 4	WNW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	18	29	11	151	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Platboom Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Clovelly Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Black Rocks Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Dias Beach Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	4	4	25	4	4	15	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	7	15	2	2	15	15	2	2	0	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kreefte Reef	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Platboom	Hout Bay	The Hoek	Big Bay	Big Bay	Big Bay	Thermopylae	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Haakgat	Captains	Captains	Haakgat	Sunset	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Van Riebeek	Van Riebeek	Van Riebeek
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hell West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Hell West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5	5

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