Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

17.2°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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)	3	4	3	2	1	!	2	!	4	2	0	0	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	1	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	857	1012	1269	1137	925	2368	706	2132	1860	683	306	381	371	1128	723	797	1033	1145	1090	944	894	734	543
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				12:47PM1.63m				1:04AM1.57m				1:20PM1.80m				1:39AM1.73m				1:51PM1.97m
Low Tide		6:25AM0.77m				7:04PM0.70m				7:03AM0.63m				7:36PM0.52m				7:36AM0.49m					8:06PM0.36m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	22	19	18	16	15	15	15	17	18	17	17	15	15	14	14	15	17	18	17	16	17
Feels °C	15	15	17	15	14	13	12	13	14	14	13	12	13	12	13	12	13	15	15	15	14	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 9	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	857	1012	1269	50	32	718	16	658	647	8	137	101	171	651	723	797	1033	1145	1090	944	894	734	543
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	12	12	38	—	—	32	2	17	17	1	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10
kJ	11	21	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	—	E 4	ENE 4
kJ	—	—	—	1137	925	2368	706	2132	1860	683	306	381	371	1128	—	—	—	—	—	47	—	10	13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Muizenberg Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	5	4	4	4	2	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	259	336	115	4	4	4	0	4	328	115	4	4	0	0	0	0	62	261	62	62	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma			The Wreck	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Brak River	Santos Reef		The Wedge	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Outer Pool	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4			4	4	3	4	5	3		3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	4	4	9	5	7	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Virac Harbour Philippines	Virac Harbour Philippines	Super Tubes South Africa	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Riet River South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Luna Park Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	7	5	6	6	6	5	8	8	5	5	5	5

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