Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

17.4°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	57	75	60	60	69	54	64	62	63	76	75	66	53	132	379	572	722	733	683	693	568	561	469	368
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	SW	S	SSE	SE	NE	NNW	WSW	WNW	WNW	S	SE	SE	E	ENE	E	ENE	E	SE	SE	ESE	E	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		3:53AM2.05m				4:07PM2.23m				4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m					5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m
Low Tide				9:48AM0.23m				10:18PM0.17m				10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m					11:04AM0.40m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	20	19	18	17	18	17	16	18	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	18	22	21	20	18	17
Feels °C	15	15	18	19	16	17	18	19	16	16	18	18	19	16	16	16	16	16	18	21	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13
kJ	57	75	60	60	7	54	64	62	63	62	75	66	53	51	379	572	722	733	683	693	568	561	469	368
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	17	9	16	15	9	28	20	20	44	76	45	48	44	55	76	69	68	66	51	95	99	148	151	148
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 10	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	S 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 20	E 7	E 7	SW 9	E 7	SE 10	E 7	SE 11	—	SSW 6	S 6
kJ	12	10	15	15	10	16	23	24	13	33	33	30	27	132	37	38	54	24	24	8	30	—	7	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WNW 2	WNW 2	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	1	—	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	1	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	79	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	4	41	62	62	23	23	3	0	62	62	62	23	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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