Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
19.8° 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: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121118171616151514141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)610501347336278221169155174249291506600568553476469347328450352390379373
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
5
W
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
5
SSE
0
NW
10
SW
5
W
0
S
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassglasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
offglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
1.43
6:59AM
1.42
7:58PM
1.31
8:15AM
1.28
10:26PM
1.28
11:06AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
0.84
1:20PM
0.82
1:48AM
0.99
3:16PM
0.92
5:15AM
0.99
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset6:16-------6:15-------6:15-------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1------1--------------
Temp. °C252426262524272826232424252631292321222223232322
Feels °C (?)242324232224282725242524252530272523222324232321
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