Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (25 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.5
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
330
397
641
674
691
807
1081
1052
886
617
517
437
326
223
216
209
209
372
489
395
373
1559
2241
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
10
S
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:14PM1.61m
11:49AM1.40m
00:15AM1.67m
12:47PM1.47m
1:03AM1.74m
1:31PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.72m
6:02AM0.68m
5:54PM0.68m
6:53AM0.61m
6:44PM0.63m
7:32AM0.54m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:31
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
16
16
19
20
19
19
19
17
16
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
16
15
16
17
15
15
18
19
19
18
17
15
14
15
17
18
17
17
17
17
15
15
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.5
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
19
Energy kJ
85
330
397
641
674
691
807
1081
1052
886
617
517
437
326
223
216
209
209
372
489
395
373
1559
2241
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SW
12
0.3
E
7
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
103
47
47
46
45
44
41
39
38
24
24
18
9
15
9
12
53
102
90
8
24
37
28
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.3
E
7
0.4
SSW
22
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
48
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
1
2
2
2
3
8
13
15
3
8
154
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
Energy kJ
7
10
11
35
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
1
3
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
41
23
0
0
41
23
0
62
3
23
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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