Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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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)
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4
4
3
1
2
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.9
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
10
S
0
SSE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
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
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:11
7:11
7:11
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
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
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)
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.9
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
Energy 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)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
1.3
S
10
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy 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)
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SE
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
26
36
36
38
96
142
214
249
302
216
85
20
18
8
170
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
0.9
E
4
1
E
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
3
Energy kJ
9
28
45
3
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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
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
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
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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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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