Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

18.2°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	15s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	2	2	2	0	1	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	770	733	784	693	522	561	469	309	304	299	203	190	187	190	190	149	96	73	65	73	61	61	50	96
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SW	NNW	NW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	NNE	NE	N	ENE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m				5:58AM1.82m				6:15PM1.81m				6:55AM1.68m				7:16PM1.61m
Low Tide					11:04AM0.40m				11:35PM0.39m				11:49AM0.56m				00:21AM0.56m				12:47PM0.74m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	22	21	20	19	18	18	18	19	21	21	20	19	20	19	19	19	22	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	16	16	18	21	20	19	20	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	20	22	20	19	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	770	733	784	693	522	561	469	220	207	212	203	165	183	190	117	85	96	57	60	73	61	61	50	88
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	SSW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 14
kJ	109	78	64	101	13	168	168	309	304	299	202	190	187	149	190	149	46	73	61	26	46	46	33	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 8	SE 10	S 6	SE 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	S 16	SSW 16	S 6	S 6	SSW 15	E 8	ESE 10	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 12	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	40	24	24	22	30	12	12	—	—	21	50	6	3	86	61	85	82	71	65	71	47	51	39	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	112	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	23	23	3	62	62	41	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	23	79	62	62	4	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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