Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 07 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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (07 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7								Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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)	4	4	4	2	1	0	1	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1608	1460	1361	1309	1382	1042	1309	1642	2061	2308	2102	1850	1452	1275	1130	982	1083	1295	1222	1061	1045	816	637	496
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NW	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NW	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	S	WSW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:27AM1.70m				1:45PM1.92m					2:06AM1.84m				2:21PM2.06m				2:41AM1.93m				2:54PM2.15m
Low Tide			7:36AM0.51m					8:07PM0.40m				8:11AM0.39m				8:39PM0.30m				8:41AM0.31m				9:08PM0.24m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	19	18	16	14	13	13	13	15	19	19	17	15	15
Feels °C	12	10	12	11	12	10	11	13	12	11	14	16	14	14	14	12	13	11	14	17	16	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1608	1460	1361	1309	1382	1042	1309	1642	2061	2308	2102	1850	1452	1275	1130	982	1083	1295	1222	1061	1045	816	637	496
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 7	E 10	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	160	125	90	90	92	94	99	66	98	102	218	59	200	55	52	52	117	117	88	90	90	67	64	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 4	ESE 5	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	92	94	13	20	128	98	—	92	90	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	—	E 4	—	—	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	117	—	7	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	1	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	62	250	349	62	23	0	0	0	3	4	79	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5			5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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