Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (01 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSW
1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)88107888814141413131313131212999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)827264111231291250207207180163156178222219209223220232431379432442391
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
S
10
S
0
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
0
E
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
1.90
3:18AM
2.09
3:33PM
1.94
3:46AM
2.12
4:01PM
1.96
4:14AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.29
9:29AM
0.24
9:30PM
0.24
9:53AM
0.22
9:54PM
0.23
10:17AM
0.23
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:43-------6:43--
Sunset6:28-------6:27-------6:24-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C222121212019232422202020212123252322252526252825
Feels °C (?)222222211919232423232222222323252323252626262924
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