Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.2°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 24								Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	0	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SE 8	SE 7	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	88	221	231	406	679	845	765	642	538	514	413	333	328	322	269	250	246	250	419	756	856	784	742	630
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	ESE	WNW	ENE	E	ENE	NNW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	off	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:16AM1.76m				2:31PM1.93m				2:44AM1.89m				2:58PM2.06m				3:13AM1.99m				3:26PM2.17m
Low Tide				8:17AM0.43m				8:39PM0.37m				8:44AM0.31m				9:07PM0.25m				9:12AM0.23m				9:36PM0.17m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	2	1
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	18	17	17	17	18	18	19	22	21	21	19	19	19	19	21	20	18	17	16	17
Feels °C	17	16	16	19	17	16	16	18	19	19	20	22	22	23	19	19	20	20	23	21	17	15	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	88	54	192	406	679	845	205	397	419	327	270	207	169	127	269	250	246	246	419	756	856	784	742	630
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	E 8	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	28	17	16	48	35	23	765	642	538	514	413	333	328	322	96	77	72	56	193	65	45	48	30	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	ESE 8	SSE 8	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	S 8
kJ	18	17	64	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	86	179	250	73	22	25	35	13	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	NE 3	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 4
kJ	66	221	231	153	221	288	149	247	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	113	2	—	—	—	4	13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	62	62	62	62	256	256	41	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	62	23	23	0	3	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Brak River	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3			4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Beach Road South Africa	Portballintrae Ireland	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Inishcrone Ireland	Inishcrone Ireland	Grindavik Antenas Iceland	Ahijedero Mexico	Black Rocks Ireland	Airports Maldives	Airports Maldives	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Punta Palmilla Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	8

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