Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

18.2°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s

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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	3	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 9	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	50	47	132	379	692	770	733	784	693	568	561	469	309	304	249	207	190	188	157	187	149
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	E	ENE	ESE	ENE	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	SW	NW	SW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			4:45PM2.15m					5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m				5:58AM1.82m				6:15PM1.81m
Low Tide	10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m					11:04AM0.40m				11:35PM0.39m				11:49AM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	19	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	19	21	21	20	19	20
Feels °C	18	18	16	15	15	16	16	20	21	20	19	20	19	19	17	20	21	21	21	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	SW 12
kJ	49	47	53	379	692	770	733	784	693	568	561	469	309	207	180	207	142	188	157	168	149
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SE 10
kJ	50	45	54	68	88	78	78	64	101	79	168	168	168	304	249	206	190	187	149	187	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 20	E 7	SW 10	SW 9	SW 8	SE 10	SSW 6	SE 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	S 6	SSW 16	—	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	E 8
kJ	30	27	132	35	47	40	24	24	14	30	12	12	7	—	7	50	—	10	86	56	61
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	4	116	62	62	62	23	23	0	62	62	41	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Header Global	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Afife Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Tahai Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Barrancon Chile	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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