Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
S
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
376
273
244
289
233
284
292
240
214
146
100
192
129
168
290
196
190
187
180
137
125
121
157
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
W
10
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:03PM1.83m
4:11AM1.94m
4:32PM1.80m
4:38AM1.87m
5:02PM1.74m
5:05AM1.79m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.28m
9:52PM0.36m
10:16AM0.30m
10:20PM0.41m
10:43AM0.34m
10:49PM0.49m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:49
5:47
5:46
5:46
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
25
20
17
17
17
17
17
21
24
23
20
19
19
19
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
19
23
19
18
16
16
16
15
19
23
21
19
19
19
17
15
15
15
14
15
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
SW
10
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
7
0.8
S
11
Energy kJ
403
376
273
244
289
233
284
292
240
214
98
96
96
71
79
219
196
190
187
154
115
79
62
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
SW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
SW
12
Energy kJ
181
132
199
171
119
132
52
68
67
119
85
82
192
129
168
9
94
27
61
180
137
125
121
139
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
10
0.6
S
10
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
73
107
70
42
42
42
36
36
17
28
146
100
74
64
71
7
46
10
3
27
27
27
23
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
290
64
163
157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
6
0
4
0
23
62
41
23
62
0
62
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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