Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
SW
13
1
SW
10
0.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
970
919
580
403
369
233
295
289
284
235
292
240
174
164
100
189
179
289
215
202
190
239
184
137
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
S
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
SE
0
NNW
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:44AM1.98m
4:03PM1.83m
4:11AM1.94m
4:32PM1.80m
4:38AM1.87m
5:02PM1.74m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.28m
9:52PM0.36m
10:16AM0.30m
10:20PM0.41m
10:43AM0.34m
10:49PM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:49
5:47
5:46
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
22
25
20
18
17
18
17
18
22
25
23
19
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
13
14
18
22
18
18
16
17
15
16
20
24
22
19
18
19
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
SW
8
Energy kJ
970
919
580
403
369
233
295
289
284
235
292
240
174
164
98
127
179
289
215
202
190
187
184
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
10
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.8
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
13
0.3
E
6
0.3
SW
13
0.7
S
12
Energy kJ
3
74
134
181
132
203
126
94
75
53
68
66
119
107
80
189
96
125
137
44
84
6
27
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
S
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
10
0.6
S
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.3
E
6
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
2
2
110
73
107
107
42
42
42
36
36
17
25
52
100
74
67
71
19
60
9
6
6
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SW
2
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.8
SW
13
1
SW
10
Energy kJ
1
3
12
5
1
28
27
239
181
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
23
41
62
23
23
0
62
0
3
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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