Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.8°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 10	SE 5	SE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	180	133	133	100	111	130	125	98	92	67	80	70	45	45	38	39	38	54	51	33	42
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SE	E	SE	SW	S	SE	SE	SE	E	E	E	ESE	ENE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			2:22PM2.11m				2:43AM1.97m				2:55PM2.21m				3:18AM2.03m				3:30PM2.25m
Low Tide	8:08AM0.37m				8:37PM0.24m				8:40AM0.28m				9:10PM0.16m				9:13AM0.23m				9:43PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	19	18	17	16	16	16	15	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	19	19	19	17	16
Feels °C	18	17	15	16	17	16	16	15	16	16	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	17	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 8	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	180	133	133	100	111	130	125	98	92	67	80	70	45	45	38	39	38	11	51	32	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SSE 10	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9
kJ	96	79	82	55	53	54	51	46	45	34	16	16	12	6	20	12	18	10	11	11	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	SSW 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	10	2	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	8	10	10	7	10	10	10	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54	21	33	42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	62	62	62	62	23	0	0	304	62	62	256	62
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		2	1		2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Guibeleco Spain	Vanthrax France	Cabo Lastres Spain	Belharra France	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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