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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° 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: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
2077 | 1771 | 1539 | 1422 | 1208 | 1073 | 898 | 696 | 475 | 377 | 408 | 765 | 1106 | 984 | 961 | 734 | 639 | 379 | 2930 | 7108 | 6474 | 2887 | 5681 | 8216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.34m | 9:19PM1.41m | 9:47AM1.30m | 10:48PM1.49m | 11:21AM1.37m | 11:54PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.79m | 3:58AM0.89m | 4:13PM0.79m | 5:29AM0.77m | 5:31PM0.70m | 6:27AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 2077 | 1771 | 1539 | 1422 | 1208 | 1073 | 898 | 696 | 475 | 377 | 408 | 765 | 1106 | 984 | 961 | 734 | 639 | 379 | 79 | 3673 | 2914 | 22 | 2870 | 2614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 220 | 217 | 214 | 183 | 129 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 170 | 258 | 159 | 106 | 68 | 104 | 125 | 188 | 122 | 51 | 37 | 23 | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 8 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 45 | 44 | 6 | 53 | 72 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 29 | 34 | — | 9 | 5 | 16 | 165 | 28 | 47 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 472 | 2930 | 7108 | 6474 | 2887 | 5681 | 8216 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 62 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 504 | 79 | 79 | 259 | 725 | 919 | 23 | 23 | 722 | 678 | 666 | 690 | 259 | 328 | 338 | 79 |
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