Dias Beach Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.12° S 22.12° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 18.7° 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 6PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 May)	15ft (4.5m)	13s
Afternoon (07 May)	15ft (4.5m)	13s
Evening (07 May)	13ft (4.0m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).
	Thu 7					Friday 8								Saturday 9								Sun 10
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	3	1	2	3	4	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	7002	6591	6297	5808	5429	5142	4526	3563	3811	3563	3789	3475	3364	3126	2496	2145	1928	1665	1539	1398	1058	1092	930	652
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	S	SSE	N	NW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	WNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off
High Tide				6:53PM1.49m				6:54AM1.45m				7:54PM1.42m					8:05AM1.34m				9:19PM1.41m
Low Tide		12:22PM0.60m				00:42AM0.81m				1:11PM0.71m				1:57AM0.89m					2:29PM0.79m				3:58AM0.89m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	5:42
mm	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	18	17	17	18	17	17	15
Feels °C	11	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	13	14	14	15	13	13	13	13	15	16	14	14	17	14	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	7002	6591	6297	5808	5429	5142	4526	3563	3811	3563	3789	3475	3364	3126	2496	2145	1928	1665	1539	1398	1058	1092	930	652
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 18	S 10	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 5	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	67	94	85	54	183	173	211	307	295	268	261	255	229	223	223	128	220	217	214	211	24	120	120	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 20	SW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SE 16	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	E 11	E 10	E 10	—	SSW 14	—	—	—
kJ	26	36	36	38	96	142	214	249	302	216	—	—	—	—	—	85	20	18	8	—	170	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 4	E 5	—	WNW 3	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	28	45	—	3	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	256	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	0	0	62	62	23	23	0	41	119
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route		Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms
Rating (10 max)		5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	7	7	6	8	7	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Outer Pool South Africa	Herolds Bay South Africa	Herolds Bay South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Winkipop Australia	Barrancon Chile	J-Bay South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Arrawarra Australia	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	6	7	7	6	8	7	6	5	7	7	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4

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