Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
23.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (17 Feb)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
3
2
2
3
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)88181899161615151615151414141313131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24427343752854256168893898898812081065857732577453368491219219222277367553
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
15
N
5
N
5
NNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
WNW
0
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
1.93
3:48AM
2.02
3:57PM
2.01
4:16AM
2.11
4:27PM
2.05
4:46AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
0.29
9:51AM
0.32
10:01PM
0.21
10:21AM
0.24
10:29PM
0.17
10:52AM
0.21
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:09--
Sunset7:22-------7:22-------7:21-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262426272725272726222223222325252423222221212325
Feels °C (?)252425272723252626232325232525242425232222212324
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