Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.5°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 5AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (29 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	1	2	!	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 10	SSE 10	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	454	495	584	600	358	444	494	574	662	935	924	955	777	898	1113	1375	1356	792	772	678	567	502	461	351
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	ENE	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		4:47AM2.02m					5:02PM2.16m				5:23AM1.92m				5:40PM2.03m				6:03AM1.79m				6:22PM1.85m
Low Tide				10:41AM0.23m					11:10PM0.25m				11:14AM0.33m				11:45PM0.38m				11:52AM0.49m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	15	16	21	22	21	20	22	23	26	27	30	33	31	18	17
Feels °C	11	10	10	12	11	10	10	11	11	13	13	19	20	18	19	21	20	21	23	24	28	30	15	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	454	495	584	600	358	243	239	131	662	579	583	612	186	183	990	1361	1356	792	772	678	567	502	461	351
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10
kJ	23	23	42	80	127	121	120	116	83	226	220	196	395	368	133	116	113	254	59	73	57	40	40	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 12	SW 14	SW 8	—	—	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	—	SE 11	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	22	21	22	160	3	—	—	62	94	201	—	90	—	—	—	—	186	70	68	66	40	39	37	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 8	—	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	SSW 3	SSW 4
kJ	38	55	106	117	159	444	494	574	—	935	924	955	777	898	1113	1375	—	—	17	22	5	—	2	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	41	41	62	303	303	303	62	62	41	23	23	62	62	256	23	23	23	60	23	23	23	25	4	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4				4	4	4	3	4	4	4		4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Anael France
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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