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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 2AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | |
8221 | 9715 | 8975 | 8119 | 7212 | 7217 | 6793 | 6278 | 5718 | 5178 | 4500 | 4112 | 3290 | 2943 | 3479 | 2924 | 3165 | 3364 | 3314 | 3174 | 2975 | 2800 | 2326 | 1928 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.58m | 6:09AM1.57m | 6:53PM1.49m | 6:54AM1.45m | 7:54PM1.42m | 8:05AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.70m | 12:22PM0.60m | 00:42AM0.81m | 1:11PM0.71m | 1:57AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 84 | 8296 | 7601 | 8119 | 7212 | 7217 | 6793 | 6278 | 5718 | 5178 | 4500 | 4112 | 3290 | 2943 | 3479 | 2924 | 3165 | 3364 | 3314 | 3174 | 2975 | 2800 | 2326 | 1928 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 103 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 67 | 94 | 106 | 103 | 66 | 90 | 379 | 369 | 295 | 268 | 261 | 255 | 229 | 223 | 223 | 128 | 220 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 75 | 74 | 44 | 124 | 207 | 302 | 271 | 162 | 25 | 74 | — | — | 85 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8221 | 9715 | 8975 | — | 257 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 303 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 62 |
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