Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 23 Mar 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 4PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (23 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
2
0
0
!
!
!
4
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
3
E
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
3
E
2.5
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
1.4
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1316151414141481413899999999999711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5761455168014391259106093911307926171068207420461587990838745597406287197161168167
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
1.74
6:53AM
1.79
7:21PM
1.56
7:51AM
1.57
8:40PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.39
12:20AM
0.49
12:57PM
0.58
1:08AM
0.69
2:01PM
0.78
2:41AM
0.89
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset--6:38-------6:37-------6:36-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------41-----------
Temp. °C222221201919192024242322232524212223222120201919
Feels °C (?)211916151516182024222123242625222323212221212021
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