Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 04 Jan 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
21.8° 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: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (04 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (04 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
SW
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1414101010101111111111101012101010131215101489
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20814914212812832715315615315015014714711014311110213611411812711274071015
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
2.05
4:26PM
2.07
4:55AM
2.08
5:07PM
2.01
5:36AM
2.06
5:47PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
0.25
10:16AM
0.36
10:36PM
0.24
10:58AM
0.38
11:13PM
0.27
11:39AM
0.43
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Sunrise---5:24-------5:26-------5:26----
Sunset------7:45-------7:45-------7:45-
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1111--------------------
Temp. °C212120212222212020191820232323212020202327272623
Feels °C (?)202019202019181819191921222122222120192124232321
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