Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
3
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
184
139
127
144
141
139
139
497
1061
1172
1235
1941
5433
7542
7608
6611
7662
7808
7133
5443
5806
6064
5488
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
0
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
S
5
SE
5
SSW
15
W
25
W
30
SW
50
SE
55
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:02PM1.74m
5:05AM1.79m
5:33PM1.66m
5:34AM1.69m
6:09PM1.58m
6:09AM1.57m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.49m
11:13AM0.41m
11:20PM0.59m
11:45AM0.50m
11:56PM0.70m
12:22PM0.60m
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:09
7:09
7:09
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5:46
5:46
5:45
5:45
1
1
1
3
1
9
4
11
22
12
8
5
7
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
12
13
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
16
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
9
8
9
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
Energy kJ
187
184
139
127
144
119
116
139
497
1061
1172
1235
66
65
57
85
84
6534
7808
7133
5443
5806
6064
5488
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
S
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
242
59
58
58
121
141
139
86
12
31
31
67
22
100
14
14
14
103
78
45
44
27
67
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
12
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
3
61
44
43
5
5
12
12
31
80
31
21
15
32
31
27
26
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
S
4
3
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
Energy kJ
637
7
28
1941
5433
7542
7608
6611
7662
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
23
0
0
3
79
256
303
694
326
550
303
303
256
256
256
256
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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