Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

18.2°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	60	62	64	73	68	65	70	54	51	47	132	379	692	770	848	784	693	568	561	469	309
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	ENE	WSW	W	WNW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ENE	E	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			4:07PM2.23m				4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m					5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m
Low Tide	9:48AM0.23m				10:18PM0.17m				10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m					11:04AM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	17	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	18	22	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	19	17	17	18	17	16	16	18	19	17	16	17	16	15	16	17	21	20	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13
kJ	60	62	64	73	68	65	70	54	51	47	48	379	692	770	848	784	693	568	561	469	309
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 6	S 7	S 6	SE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 7	E 7	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	15	7	30	27	20	33	48	34	34	44	35	68	71	91	80	72	81	61	151	151	151
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	E 7	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 8	S 6	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 20	E 7	E 7	SW 9	SW 8	ESE 6	SSW 7	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 6
kJ	15	4	13	21	24	13	13	12	30	27	132	36	36	39	24	14	18	14	19	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	3	2
Distance (km)	72	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	4	116	62	62	23	41	23	23	62	62	62	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5

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