Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
3
4
4
3
!
!
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4
4
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.5
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111010109121212121112121216141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)698627473325275217127278361990122610929459291012656454775000197718751556148715942148
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
0
S
5
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
30
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
2.03
4:33AM
2.20
4:57PM
1.98
5:13AM
2.09
5:39PM
1.87
5:56AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
0.15
10:44AM
0.12
10:51PM
0.23
11:21AM
0.23
11:31PM
0.37
12:03PM
0.39
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset6:05-------6:04-------6:01-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------111------------
Temp. °C211817161616212321161313131316191916151414152022
Feels °C (?)1717161314131414111057878121312121010101517
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