Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
18.5° 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 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
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4
4
1
2
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.8
SW
10
2
SW
11
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
0.4
SE
12
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3174
2800
2458
2077
1771
1539
1422
1208
1073
898
696
466
377
293
663
966
1111
1042
718
639
639
51
2414
2310
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
N
10
W
30
WNW
25
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NNW
30
N
50
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
30
W
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:05AM1.34m
9:19PM1.41m
9:47AM1.30m
10:48PM1.49m
11:21AM1.37m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.89m
2:29PM0.79m
3:58AM0.89m
4:13PM0.79m
5:29AM0.77m
5:31PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:42
5:40
1
1
3
6
Temp °C
14
14
14
17
19
17
17
18
17
17
16
14
15
14
12
12
11
12
13
18
20
19
18
17
13
13
12
16
17
14
14
17
14
10
10
7
5
6
3
4
3
6
6
7
10
9
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.8
SW
10
2
SW
11
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
0.4
SE
12
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
3174
2800
2458
2077
1771
1539
1422
1208
1073
898
696
466
377
293
663
966
1111
1042
718
639
639
51
2414
2310
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
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
0.9
SW
10
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
13
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
223
223
128
220
217
214
183
129
120
120
120
118
157
152
159
89
55
104
125
101
60
27
37
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
85
18
18
8
157
45
44
6
75
38
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
3
0.8
E
4
0.8
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.7
WSW
10
1
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
N
3
0.9
NW
4
2.4
W
6
3
WSW
14
0.9
WNW
5
5.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
12
22
14
3
23
25
495
30
28
18
6
8
21
360
3174
39
9952
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
1
2
9
Distance (km)
4
4
23
0
0
62
62
0
0
23
23
42
119
854
722
724
119
23
41
709
666
119
690
79
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
4
1
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
8
4
4
4
1
2
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
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