Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
18.1° 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 4PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (12 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
!
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2
2
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4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
4
SW
12
3
SSW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7899
6586
5997
2104
2257
4599
2947
5451
7695
7449
3166
2430
2081
1728
1538
1413
1117
978
737
645
545
701
1984
2326
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SE
0
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:25PM1.50m
00:44AM1.79m
1:14PM1.64m
1:29AM1.94m
1:58PM1.77m
2:12AM2.07m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.58m
7:12AM0.44m
7:12PM0.45m
7:52AM0.30m
7:55PM0.33m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
4
5
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
14
12
11
10
9
8
8
10
11
12
10
10
11
11
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSW
11
2.2
S
14
2.4
S
14
Energy kJ
3316
2682
2204
2688
2947
3065
3207
3166
2430
2081
1728
1538
1413
1117
978
737
645
545
415
1984
2326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.3
S
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
12
23
19
9
8
7
7
38
103
264
701
68
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
13
31
13
26
45
171
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
4
SW
12
3
SSW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
7899
6586
5997
2104
2257
4599
2947
5451
7695
7449
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
5
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
5
336
259
79
5
41
328
415
407
419
415
336
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
9
7
8
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
8
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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