Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 May 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
18.0° 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: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (25 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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)
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
807
962
1052
886
617
451
437
326
223
292
209
209
382
568
407
595
1495
2218
2630
2460
2146
1865
1862
2506
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
N
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:49AM1.40m
00:15AM1.67m
12:47PM1.47m
1:03AM1.74m
1:31PM1.54m
1:43AM1.79m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.68m
6:53AM0.61m
6:44PM0.63m
7:32AM0.54m
7:24PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
19
21
20
20
19
17
16
15
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
20
20
20
17
15
14
14
16
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
807
962
1052
886
617
451
437
326
223
292
209
209
382
568
407
595
1495
2218
2630
2460
2146
1865
1862
2506
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SW
12
0.3
E
7
0.5
SSW
8
0.2
E
7
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
41
39
38
24
24
18
9
9
9
5
15
147
90
8
33
4
28
6
12
12
12
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.3
E
7
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
17
2
2
2
2
8
53
15
15
3
8
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
Energy kJ
10
11
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
5
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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