Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	18s
Evening (27 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed night).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	2	2	4	4	1	0	0	!	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	512	447	1239	1239	2581	2096	1954	3940	1740	1358	1288	1254	1220	1061	1047	904	777	622	613	640	519	589	580	589
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		2:25AM1.64m				2:59PM1.64m				3:00AM1.73m				3:30PM1.75m				3:31AM1.80m				3:58PM1.83m
Low Tide				8:40AM0.51m				8:51PM0.62m				9:11AM0.41m				9:23PM0.53m				9:40AM0.33m				9:54PM0.45m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	16	15	15	14	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	9	11	12	14	13	11	10	9	10	11	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	10	10	12	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	S 9	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	512	447	1239	1239	2581	2096	653	3940	1740	1358	392	1254	1220	1061	1047	904	251	211	189	154	159	589	265	314
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	SSW 17	—	—	—	SSW 15	E 10	S 8	—	S 12	SE 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	137	257	25	37	—	—	1954	—	—	—	1288	2	138	—	3	194	777	622	613	640	519	2	580	589
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	—	—	—
kJ	17	8	8	192	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	2	2	2	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	SW 4	—	—	S 6	S 8	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 7	E 6	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	9	12	—	—	162	435	—	—	547	512	435	326	321	359	342	94	—	276	214	171	206	203	404	439
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	5	2	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	3	3	0	0	115	301	550	340	62	62	62	62	249	62	62	62	41	41	23	62	62	62	23	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Outer Pool	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck				Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4				6	5	5	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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