Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	589	580	490	482	402	402	336	469	585	310	374	336	588	522	1031	651	595	623	753	770	745	680	680	597
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide		4:01AM1.86m				4:26PM1.90m				4:31AM1.89m				4:54PM1.95m					5:02AM1.89m				5:24PM1.98m
Low Tide				10:08AM0.28m				10:25PM0.39m				10:36AM0.25m				10:55PM0.36m					11:04AM0.25m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	15	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	19	21	19	19	20
Feels °C	12	12	12	14	14	12	11	12	12	10	10	12	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	17	19	16	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	261	192	158	167	191	402	336	342	426	310	374	336	414	99	636	651	595	623	753	770	745	680	680	597
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	—	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	589	580	490	482	402	—	—	—	307	282	219	167	136	—	99	74	73	69	34	34	34	53	136	111
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	—	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	113	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	10	25	24	22	33	33	—	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	324	243	214	—	304	270	239	469	585	205	181	—	588	522	1031	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	23	23	23	23	62	62	62	41	23	23	23	41	62	62	23	23	23	23	0	4	0	62	3	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6	9	8	7	6

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