Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

15.6°C

Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Evening (10 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 10	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	488	451	443	508	756	799	854	817	711	690	596	551	469	389	344	278	269	243	294	304	247	1528	500	467
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ENE	WSW	W	WSW	S	SSE	SE	E	NE	NW	W	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		3:12AM1.99m				3:25PM2.18m				3:42AM2.00m				3:54PM2.16m				4:10AM1.98m				4:22PM2.10m
Low Tide				9:09AM0.26m				9:34PM0.23m				9:35AM0.26m				9:59PM0.25m				10:01AM0.29m				10:24PM0.30m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	18	19	18	16	16	17	17	18	20	19	18	16	16	17	18	19	22	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	13	14	17	18	16	15	17	17	16	17	19	17	18	16	16	17	18	17	20	17	16	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 11
kJ	488	451	443	508	756	799	854	817	711	690	596	551	469	389	344	278	269	243	294	304	247	393	500	467
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 4	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	9	15	20	22	17	18	18	17	96	96	45	63	61	61	61	81	81
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 18	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	—	—	ESE 7	—	ESE 6	—	—	E 9	—
kJ	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	42	42	28	28	28	28	29	46	—	—	15	—	8	—	—	83	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 3	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	5	7	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1528	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	3	1	2	2	1	3	1	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	41	41	62	62	62	41	0	0	0	0	4	116	23	62	23	0	0	4	3	4	4	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Outer Pool	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	5	6	6	8	9	9	8	8	5	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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