Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
!
4
4
4
3
4
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
3.5
SW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)121212121615141414141413131313121213141516161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1269112911119298832414231752042139187515791326128615942890448854886240383457716418668667705928
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
W
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
2.09
5:39PM
1.87
5:56AM
1.92
6:27PM
1.73
6:46AM
1.71
7:26PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
0.23
11:21AM
0.23
11:31PM
0.37
12:03PM
0.39
12:18AM
0.55
12:52PM
0.57
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:56-------6:58-------6:58----
Sunset------6:01-------6:00-------6:00-
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C141413141718191715151415192216161615151517171716
Feels °C (?)787891113141212101013169111111121214141413
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