Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.2°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Evening (30 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	!	1	3	3	1	0	1	!	3	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	869	745	678	720	550	878	1132	1767	1260	831	624	556	471	426	370	370	321	295	302	315	273	240	200	130
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:23AM1.92m				5:40PM2.03m				6:03AM1.79m				6:22PM1.85m				6:51AM1.63m				7:17PM1.64m
Low Tide	11:10PM0.25m				11:14AM0.33m				11:45PM0.38m				11:52AM0.49m				00:27AM0.56m				12:38PM0.68m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	20	22	22	20	22	24	24	27	30	33	32	18	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	12	12	14	18	19	19	18	20	21	20	21	24	28	30	18	18	16	16	15	16	15	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 10	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	581	519	421	488	173	183	948	1221	1260	831	624	556	471	426	370	370	321	295	302	315	273	240	200	130
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 4	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 5	SW 5	SW 12
kJ	83	226	220	196	186	368	133	136	113	233	145	119	77	56	55	6	49	35	47	32	19	6	6	114
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSE 8	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SW 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 5
kJ	94	201	22	54	—	—	—	—	—	70	68	66	40	39	37	38	36	14	15	15	4	19	18	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	WSW 8	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	—	—	—
kJ	869	745	678	720	550	878	1132	1767	—	—	11	6	5	4	6	10	3	41	1	6	8	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	41	23	23	62	62	62	41	23	23	41	41	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	79	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Stompneus West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	7

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