Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 May 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
2
1
2
1
0
1
3
2
1
0
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1.9
SW
10
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
SW
14
1
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1539
1255
1208
1073
898
696
515
377
293
216
783
1106
990
902
716
363
2549
3099
3048
3041
5574
4950
6615
5451
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
15
W
25
WNW
30
NW
40
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
50
NNW
70
NW
55
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:19PM1.41m
9:47AM1.30m
10:48PM1.49m
11:21AM1.37m
11:54PM1.63m
12:25PM1.50m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.79m
3:58AM0.89m
4:13PM0.79m
5:29AM0.77m
5:31PM0.70m
6:27AM0.61m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:42
5:40
5:40
1
1
2
1
2
5
10
5
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
14
12
12
12
12
12
16
20
18
18
18
18
16
15
16
16
14
14
16
14
11
9
9
11
6
3
2
4
4
6
6
7
8
11
13
15
13
11
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SW
9
1
SE
11
1.9
SW
10
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
SW
14
1
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
0.3
SE
12
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1539
1255
1208
1073
898
696
515
377
188
216
783
1106
990
902
716
363
2549
3099
3048
22
2528
2440
2196
1847
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.1
SE
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
214
183
129
120
120
118
118
172
293
136
104
67
52
53
202
198
121
79
23
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
8
157
45
44
45
15
38
25
52
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
1
WSW
7
1
W
4
1.7
WSW
9
1.1
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
2
W
5
1
NW
5
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
13
3
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
10
24
10
4
7
93
38
495
52
24
11
12
19
212
51
12014
12145
3041
5574
4950
6615
5451
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
2
3
4
1
4
4
3
3
9
5
4
4
6
5
Distance (km)
62
41
0
0
0
41
504
115
259
258
754
922
41
23
747
686
678
712
79
5
328
328
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
9
5
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
9
5
4
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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