Dias Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.6° 

Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
128
88
198
287
273
375
424
529
453
416
299
304
416
385
350
362
486
493
586
756
936
922
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
SW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:40AM1.90m
6:02PM2.01m
6:12AM1.78m
6:35PM1.87m
6:44AM1.64m
7:09PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:35AM0.26m
00:03AM0.41m
12:05PM0.38m
00:34AM0.54m
12:34PM0.51m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
17
17
15
14
15
15
15
16
18
20
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
17
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
17
18
16
16
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
12
12
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