Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 5PM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (06 May)18ft (5.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
6
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8544
8723
8221
9226
9195
11147
7769
7107
7110
6278
5609
4657
4191
3952
3448
3225
2597
2872
2715
2887
3208
3208
2830
2483
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:09PM1.58m
6:09AM1.57m
6:53PM1.49m
6:54AM1.45m
7:54PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.50m
11:56PM0.70m
12:22PM0.60m
00:42AM0.81m
1:11PM0.71m
1:57AM0.89m
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:43
7
8
11
7
6
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
8
8
9
10
9
10
11
12
11
13
12
14
14
12
12
12
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
5
SE
13
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Energy kJ
57
84
104
8296
7724
8722
7769
7107
7110
6278
5609
4657
4191
3952
3448
3225
2597
2872
2715
2887
3208
3208
2830
2483
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
1.2
S
10
0.7
SW
16
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
14
14
74
103
51
46
44
27
67
94
85
74
66
61
124
207
271
268
189
110
229
223
223
128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SE
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
15
32
31
27
26
36
36
37
74
90
59
84
295
271
261
255
85
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
6
SE
13
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
8544
8723
8221
9226
9195
11147
257
208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Distance (km)
336
415
323
303
256
256
256
256
256
4
304
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
23
4
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
5
5
4
4
5
4
6
6
5
7
6
5
4
5
7
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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