Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (29 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 29					Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 7	E 8	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	649	624	606	681	589	589	580	490	482	402	402	402	365	588	399	391	391	548	510	935	921
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			3:58PM1.83m				4:01AM1.86m				4:26PM1.90m				4:31AM1.89m				4:54PM1.95m
Low Tide	9:40AM0.33m				9:54PM0.45m				10:08AM0.28m				10:25PM0.39m				10:36AM0.25m				10:55PM0.36m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	15	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	12	13	11	12	13	13	12	12	13	14	13	11	12	12	11	10	12	14	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	649	624	606	681	349	261	192	158	167	186	402	402	365	395	302	391	391	398	99	636	636
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 18	SSW 12	SW 12
kJ	102	118	—	—	589	589	580	490	482	402	—	—	342	303	282	219	167	157	12	99	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	64	—	—	—	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	37	48	281	387	422	324	243	220	—	311	270	366	—	588	399	176	208	548	510	935	921
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds 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	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	62	62	62	41	23	23	23	23	23	62	62	62	23	23	23	23	41	62	62	23	23
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6

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