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Dias Beach Surf Forecast
/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | |
284 | 235 | 281 | 240 | 221 | 131 | 100 | 192 | 203 | 171 | 219 | 196 | 190 | 205 | 184 | 139 | 127 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 193 | 615 | 1413 | 1860 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:11AM1.94m | 4:32PM1.80m | 4:38AM1.87m | 5:02PM1.74m | 5:05AM1.79m | 5:33PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.30m | 10:20PM0.41m | 10:43AM0.34m | 10:49PM0.49m | 11:13AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
 kJ | 284 | 235 | 281 | 240 | 221 | 131 | 96 | 96 | 203 | 171 | 175 | 196 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 139 | 44 | 39 | 121 | 119 | 193 | 615 | 1413 | 1860 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 89 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 119 | 82 | 64 | 192 | 175 | 85 | 219 | 63 | 44 | 205 | 168 | 92 | 127 | 121 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 10 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | — | SW 17 |
| kJ | 42 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 28 | 107 | 100 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 60 | 23 | 51 | 51 | 12 | 5 | — | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | 23 | — | — | 998 | 1000 | 936 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 62 | 23 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 62 | 3 | 0 |
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