Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

19.4°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	94	100	149	52	153	168	206	362	362	347	304	421	378	355	339	328	322	380	355	336	311
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	SW	W	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	WNW	SW	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide				7:16PM1.61m					8:10AM1.57m				8:45PM1.45m				9:53AM1.55m				10:38PM1.42m
Low Tide		12:47PM0.74m				1:25AM0.73m					2:29PM0.89m				3:15AM0.84m				4:54PM0.86m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	21	20	19	19	17	17	17	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	22	21	21	21	19	18	15	14	15	16	15	17	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	94	100	149	43	113	88	206	362	362	347	304	421	378	355	339	328	322	380	355	336	311
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SSW 11	ESE 10	SW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 5	ESE 9	S 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11
kJ	40	40	46	52	153	168	69	48	43	47	26	27	28	77	64	60	58	39	33	33	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 8	ESE 9	SE 13	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	E 6	—
kJ	71	68	34	39	48	67	38	5	48	7	41	15	14	—	—	—	—	3	—	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	32	45	66	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	4	116	4	0	0	3	4	4	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	62	62	62	62
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Brak River	Outer Pool	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Beach Road Cape Town	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Outer Pool Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	3	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Weld Road New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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