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Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 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
22.3° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)--
Afternoon (06 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (06 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
!
3
!
!
1
1
1
2
4
3
1
0
1
!
!
2
4
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
3
SW
3.5
SW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)8101011111214141313121212111010109101112131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7191185127516133197212929613033255319661643129410984923863323141437225911621354154414051227
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
E
15
E
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		glassoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
1.92
6:16AM
2.00
6:26PM
1.80
6:56AM
1.91
7:05PM
1.67
7:38AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
0.34
12:19PM
0.52
12:24AM
0.44
12:59PM
0.63
1:00AM
0.55
1:43PM
0.75
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----5:26-------5:28-------5:28--
Sunset7:45-------7:45-------7:45-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C272422212020222220191818182226252423212019202222
Feels °C (?)222119171616181917161617182223212221181718202019
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