Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
4
1
2
!
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
1
SW
1
SW
2.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
3.5
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121289111213171616161615151414141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17829229213922454272723119213293093240221281811160812581087899886862791649555489397
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
E
10
E
0
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
1.97
2:31PM
1.87
2:44AM
2.11
3:05PM
1.97
3:19AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
0.40
8:26AM
0.27
8:30PM
0.27
8:59AM
0.15
9:03PM
0.18
9:33AM
0.08
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset6:09-------6:07-------6:07-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C212020191817181818171717161619201918181716171919
Feels °C (?)202121191413141516151616151417181818191615171817
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