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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
639 | 815 | 1269 | 1250 | 1243 | 1022 | 787 | 849 | 2967 | 3912 | 3869 | 7787 | 10111 | 3355 | 7554 | 6377 | 3874 | 3885 | 3904 | 4212 | 2656 | 3219 | 6107 | 8265 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.49m | 11:21AM1.37m | 11:54PM1.63m | 12:25PM1.50m | 00:44AM1.79m | 1:14PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.79m | 5:29AM0.77m | 5:31PM0.70m | 6:27AM0.61m | 6:26PM0.58m | 7:12AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 293 | 187 | 1269 | 1250 | 1243 | 1022 | 787 | 849 | 2967 | 3912 | 3869 | 4011 | 3220 | 5 | 3028 | 2472 | 2162 | 2242 | 2221 | 2376 | — | — | 3587 | 3708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 30 | 108 | 69 | 104 | 54 | 163 | 81 | 55 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 45 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 52 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 14 | W 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 639 | 815 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 229 | 59 | 14233 | 8 | 7787 | 10111 | 3355 | 7554 | 6377 | 3874 | 3885 | 3904 | 4212 | 2656 | 3219 | 6107 | 8265 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 847 | 259 | 754 | 847 | 23 | 23 | 554 | 550 | 690 | 259 | 79 | 736 | 4 | 323 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 259 | 328 | 328 | 415 | 419 | 419 | 419 |
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