Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.8° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (29 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28			Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1187	1047	904	777	622	613	649	624	606	597	597	589	497	497	408	408	402	402	494
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:30PM1.75m				3:31AM1.80m				3:58PM1.83m				4:01AM1.86m				4:26PM1.90m
Low Tide			9:23PM0.53m				9:40AM0.33m				9:54PM0.45m				10:08AM0.28m				10:25PM0.39m


	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	10	9	9	9	9	10	12	13	11	11	12	13	11	12	14	14	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 14	ESE 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8
kJ	1187	1047	904	777	241	216	649	138	606	597	408	302	225	154	154	408	402	402	494
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 12	S 12	SE 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 7	SSW 14	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	—	—	—	SSW 14
kJ	—	3	3	164	622	613	102	624	—	—	597	589	497	497	408	—	—	—	352
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 12	S 12	S 11	E 6	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	3	2	50	2	—	—	—	—	—	42	58	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	E 6	—	E 7	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 7	—
kJ	224	203	216	74	—	86	88	212	229	408	—	381	274	208	—	158	322	285	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	62	62	62	62	41	23	62	62	62	62	23	23	23	23	41	256	62	41	41
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4

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