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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 Thursday 23 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | |
1322 | 892 | 775 | 572 | 425 | 347 | 284 | 338 | 293 | 349 | 297 | 258 | 217 | 238 | 246 | 203 | 165 | 132 | 129 | 99 | 78 | 92 | 90 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.47m | 9:30AM1.36m | 10:39PM1.47m | 11:25AM1.37m | 00:06AM1.59m | 12:40PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.73m | 3:24AM0.86m | 4:12PM0.81m | 5:39AM0.79m | 5:51PM0.74m | 6:48AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
 kJ | 1322 | 892 | 379 | 314 | 268 | 257 | 284 | 338 | 293 | 349 | 297 | 258 | 217 | 238 | 246 | 203 | 165 | 132 | 129 | 99 | 78 | 92 | 90 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 775 | 572 | 425 | 347 | 284 | 217 | 157 | 151 | 112 | 121 | 97 | 90 | 87 | 61 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 17 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 4 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 263 | 727 | 491 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 62 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
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