Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
20.0° 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 12PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)899912121111101413111311111010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81635199215902648382303253161444307186164191222184192184171210170166132
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
glassoncross-
on
ononcross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
1.55
1:35AM
1.72
1:56PM
1.69
2:14AM
1.89
2:33PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.69
7:28PM
0.61
8:00AM
0.52
8:06PM
0.47
8:34AM
0.39
8:37PM
0.36
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise-6:39-------6:41-------6:41------
Sunset----6:31-------6:30-------6:29---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191921222018181716172020201817171617202019181818
Feels °C (?)191819201818181716172018191817171617191718191920
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