Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
2.1
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
1147
1394
1485
1596
2779
6802
8876
10579
8990
8144
6362
5983
7024
6573
5965
5403
5059
4402
3952
3714
3225
3043
2825
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
S
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:33PM1.66m
5:34AM1.69m
6:09PM1.58m
6:09AM1.57m
6:53PM1.49m
6:54AM1.45m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.59m
11:45AM0.50m
11:56PM0.70m
12:22PM0.60m
00:42AM0.81m
1:11PM0.71m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:44
1
5
1
3
3
17
9
6
9
9
5
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
10
8
10
10
11
11
12
11
13
12
14
14
12
12
12
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
2.1
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
Energy kJ
569
1147
1394
1485
1596
65
57
84
104
103
7156
6362
5983
7024
6573
5965
5403
5059
4402
3952
3714
3225
3043
2825
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
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
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
31
31
31
67
102
14
14
14
93
51
45
44
27
67
94
85
103
66
61
124
207
295
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
16
Energy kJ
18
80
31
67
30
30
31
27
26
36
36
75
74
90
59
126
281
271
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.3
SW
12
3.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
12
32
23
2779
6802
8876
10579
8990
8144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
5
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
3
0
4
4
255
256
303
323
406
303
303
303
256
4
256
4
72
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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