Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (11 May)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
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2
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4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
6
SW
13
5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
1220
2541
3966
4010
11592
9416
5775
7670
6072
3564
3471
3330
2069
2524
5276
8523
7929
3118
2391
1935
1699
1390
1251
Wind (km/h)
55
NW
70
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:21AM1.37m
11:54PM1.63m
12:25PM1.50m
00:44AM1.79m
1:14PM1.64m
1:29AM1.94m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.70m
6:27AM0.61m
6:26PM0.58m
7:12AM0.44m
7:12PM0.45m
7:52AM0.30m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:15
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5:40
5:40
5:39
5:38
6
4
1
2
13
2
1
3
6
1
Temp °C
18
20
18
18
18
17
17
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
7
7
10
13
14
14
15
10
13
15
15
13
11
10
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
706
1220
2541
3966
4010
3413
2977
3607
3316
2440
2056
1955
1839
2901
3395
3708
3118
2391
1935
1699
1390
1251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
125
65
44
37
23
22
14
4
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
39
52
52
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
5
1.8
WNW
5
1.4
W
5
6
SW
14
6
SW
14
6
SW
13
5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
94
172
97
14646
13065
11592
9416
5775
7670
6072
3564
3471
3330
2069
2524
5276
8523
7929
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
7
2
9
8
5
7
5
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
554
666
686
259
736
79
5
116
5
4
4
79
328
328
415
419
336
336
336
5
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
9
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
9
2
9
9
5
9
9
5
9
5
6
4
7
4
5
5
9
9
5
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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