Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.8°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 (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Evening (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 14								Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	151	148	96	104	236	493	621	886	1072	711	1811	1957	1835	1428	1191	996	874	731	536	458	414	346	268	255
Wind (km/h)	SE	NNW	W	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	ENE	N	NNE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	NNE	W	S	SE	SE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide			5:06AM1.83m				5:15PM1.88m				5:34AM1.72m				5:41PM1.74m				6:06AM1.59m				6:09PM1.58m
Low Tide				10:54AM0.46m					11:16PM0.47m				11:22AM0.59m				11:45PM0.59m				11:53AM0.74m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	20	19	16	14	13	13	13	15	19	20	18	17	16	16	17	20	24	22	20	18	17
Feels °C	14	14	15	19	16	14	13	13	13	13	14	18	18	16	17	16	16	17	20	23	20	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	151	148	96	104	236	493	621	886	1072	711	1811	1957	1835	1428	1191	996	874	731	536	458	414	346	268	255
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSW 13	E 9	SSW 4	SSW 5	E 9	ESE 9	SSW 17	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	32	31	29	90	42	15	14	41	27	596	49	49	49	50	50	36	36	34	22	22	22	22	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 3	SSW 12	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	ESE 4	E 9	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	59	28	42	42	41	—	2	38	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	ESE 3	—	—	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	2	—	—	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	1	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	3	79	3	3	0	0	0	62	62	62	62	23	3	3	0	0	4	79	41	41	41
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Lookout Beach	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Kaaimans River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	4	4	4	4	7	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5

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