Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.9°C

Dias Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 10AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (23 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	887	1108	1261	1200	1047	997	843	617	517	442	326	146	133	106	86	86	65	64	85	63	76	70	55	53
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	WSW	W	WNW	SW	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SW	W	W	SW	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide	1:39AM1.73m				1:51PM1.97m					2:11AM1.86m				2:22PM2.11m				2:43AM1.97m				2:55PM2.21m
Low Tide			7:36AM0.49m					8:06PM0.36m				8:08AM0.37m				8:37PM0.24m				8:40AM0.28m				9:10PM0.16m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	18	18	18	16	17	18	17	18	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	13	15	16	15	15	14	16	16	15	17	20	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8
kJ	887	1108	1261	1200	1047	997	843	617	517	442	326	146	133	106	86	86	65	64	85	63	76	70	55	53
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8
kJ	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	9	94	73	80	54	53	54	37	37	37	25	21	12	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 10	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	10	10	10	9	9	11	5	5	5	10	10	10	11	11	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 3	E 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	12	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	62	273	62	62	0	0	0	0	79	116	62	0	0	0	0	0	4	79	62	62	41
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Outer Pool	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bettys Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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