Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

17.2°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	!	!	1	0	0	0	4	3	3	4	3	2	0	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SSW 9	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	636	857	1066	1269	1137	1077	850	330	2229	2023	241	314	363	346	1596	646	784	1002	1164	1108	944	833	687	495
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	NW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	S	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	00:22AM1.42m				12:47PM1.63m				1:04AM1.57m				1:20PM1.80m				1:39AM1.73m				1:51PM1.97m
Low Tide			6:25AM0.77m				7:04PM0.70m				7:03AM0.63m				7:36PM0.52m				7:36AM0.49m					8:06PM0.36m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	18	23	20	18	16	15	15	15	16	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	15	18	18	17	17	18
Feels °C	13	14	15	18	15	14	13	12	12	13	12	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	16	15	14	15	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 11
kJ	636	857	1066	1269	50	32	32	330	769	647	174	137	121	119	613	646	784	1002	1164	1108	944	833	687	495
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	—	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 4
kJ	20	12	12	38	—	—	2	16	17	17	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 11	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10
kJ	—	11	21	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 7	SW 12	SW 11	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SSW 9	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	ENE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	1137	1077	850	156	2229	2023	241	314	363	346	1596	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	10	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haardebaai Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	3	0	0	0	0	0	336	4	115	3	4	5	0	328	116	4	3	0	0	0	41	62	304	328
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Outer Pool		Santos Reef	The Wreck	Brak River	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Brak River		The Wreck	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	6	4	4	9	8	7	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Virac Harbour Philippines	Virac Harbour Philippines	Super Tubes South Africa	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Riet River South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Batu Mandi Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Luna Park Australia	Bommie Peak Indonesia	Bawa Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	6

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