Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)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
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
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4
4
4
3
4
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2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
4
SW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)121214141414141313121312121314151616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102951905940545221391875157913261342481029404539579235064425625472167588685462745200442735452842
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39PM
1.87
5:56AM
1.92
6:27PM
1.73
6:46AM
1.71
7:26PM
1.58
7:51AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.23
11:31PM
0.37
12:03PM
0.39
12:18AM
0.55
12:52PM
0.57
1:21AM
0.74
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset--6:01-------6:00-------6:00-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-1--------
Temp. °C171920171515141520211616161414141717161515141413
Feels °C (?)9121514121310101414910111010111414131212111010
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