Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

18.2°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 9	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	82	64	63	47	132	379	692	770	733	784	693	568	561	469	368	304	249	202	190	188	187	187	187
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSW	W	WSW	SW	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m					5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m				5:58AM1.82m				6:15PM1.81m
Low Tide			10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m					11:04AM0.40m				11:35PM0.39m				11:49AM0.56m


	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	18	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	19	21	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	16	18	18	18	16	15	15	15	16	18	22	20	19	20	19	19	18	20	21	21	21	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	SSW 12
kJ	82	64	63	47	54	379	692	770	733	784	693	568	561	469	200	188	226	124	165	188	185	168	187
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 8	SSW 20	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	SSW 6	SE 10	ESE 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8
kJ	45	45	50	45	132	68	88	80	78	64	101	14	188	200	368	304	249	202	190	187	187	187	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 8	SE 10	SSW 7	SE 11	—	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 16	S 16	—	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	ESE 10
kJ	13	33	30	27	27	55	47	40	24	24	17	30	—	7	6	6	21	45	—	90	56	56	83
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	53	35	—	—	—	—	—	112	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	4	116	62	62	41	23	23	0	62	62	41	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	62	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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