Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)111110101012121212121212111111111111121212161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1053987784509423624493433393328317311296243239239387243422522490143715191439
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
2.23
5:12PM
2.02
5:30AM
2.15
5:49PM
1.90
6:08AM
1.99
6:30PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
0.12
11:02AM
0.14
11:07PM
0.19
11:36AM
0.24
11:42PM
0.31
12:14PM
0.39
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:33-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset------6:42-------6:39-------6:38-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918192021201818181819222321202020202021222019
Feels °C (?)191919191818171617191920222220191921201919181414
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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