Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.7°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 (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Evening (17 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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)	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	282	282	325	384	752	680	700	618	589	469	803	742	774	757	878	781	757	647	626	587	647	500	429	336
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	S	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide			6:46AM1.46m				6:46PM1.43m				7:57AM1.34m					8:07PM1.29m				10:28AM1.33m
Low Tide	00:19AM0.72m				12:30PM0.90m				1:06AM0.86m				1:45PM1.05m					3:05AM0.96m					5:17PM1.04m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	2	3	6	4	4	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	13	16	16	16	14	14
Feels °C	18	17	17	15	13	10	11	13	11	10	10	10	11	8	9	10	9	7	8	10	11	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	282	282	325	384	752	680	700	618	589	469	803	742	774	757	878	781	757	647	626	587	27	19	429	336
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 14	SW 15	SSW 15	E 8	E 8	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7
kJ	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	5	150	56	85	6	6	38	44	28	22	32	29	31	27	18	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SW 15	E 8	E 8	—	—	E 8	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	77	5	5	—	—	5	13	6	—	—	—	—	—	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—	—	—	WSW 5	SW 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	54	69	647	500	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River 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)	2	2	3	1	2	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	3	4	4	79	250	4	4	62	62	115	62	185	185	0	3	0	0	4	4	4	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Keurbooms		Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	The Wreck	Gerickes Point			Brak River	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Ding Dangs	Ding Dangs	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	4		4	3	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Kamer Van Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	7	5	5	4	4	5	6	4	5	5	5	6	7	7

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