Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 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 1.8°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 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SW
2.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)13131312121111111115121111111010109121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)528520437390578151844732058431867163958145236034629018412732541461413582113
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
30
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
2.21
3:41PM
2.03
3:55AM
2.24
4:18PM
2.03
4:33AM
2.20
4:57PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
0.08
9:38PM
0.14
10:07AM
0.07
10:14PM
0.15
10:44AM
0.12
10:51PM
0.23
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:54-------6:56-------6:56------
Sunset----6:06-------6:05-------6:04---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----31---------------11
Temp. °C171720201812151514151820211918181716212221191614
Feels °C (?)1617191613612111012141618171616141214141313107
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