Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 5AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)131314141312121212121212131212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)945611137613560504119287623156902201319772228224623192099203216931530137812951098999101211491005
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
1.40
12:08PM
1.42
12:42AM
1.50
1:19PM
1.61
1:39AM
1.64
2:01PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
0.85
6:45PM
0.83
7:13AM
0.71
7:42PM
0.65
7:55AM
0.57
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise---6:30-------6:28-------6:26----
Sunset------6:22-------6:22-------6:23-
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C191714141414141312111112161615131313121216171614
Feels °C (?)11755667887881211111010109812111212
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Dias Beach (moderate winds from the W at George Airport 26 km from Dias Beach). No surfable waves

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26 km away, 2 h 5 min ago

24 km/h
W
0.0
17.9
Air / Water (°C)
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