Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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
18.5° 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 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.2m)12s

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 Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
!
!
!
!
!
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4
4
1
2
4
4
3
1
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SW
12
1
SE
11
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3621
3364
3364
3174
2800
2458
2077
1771
1539
1422
1208
999
898
696
475
416
224
809
1074
1129
1100
836
908
2020
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
30
WNW
45
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
NNW
45
NNW
55
NW
50
WNW
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:54PM1.42m
8:05AM1.34m
9:19PM1.41m
9:47AM1.30m
10:48PM1.49m
11:21AM1.37m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.89m
2:29PM0.79m
3:58AM0.89m
4:13PM0.79m
5:29AM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:43
5:42
5:40
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
17
19
17
17
18
17
17
16
13
16
13
12
12
12
12
15
19
20
15
15
14
13
13
12
16
18
14
15
17
14
10
7
6
7
4
4
4
5
6
5
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1
SE
11
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
3621
3364
3364
3174
2800
2458
2077
1771
1539
1422
1208
999
898
696
475
377
224
809
1074
1129
1100
836
908
2020
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.2
SW
12
0.1
E
9
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
261
255
229
223
223
128
220
217
214
211
170
120
120
144
116
416
2
159
89
69
37
39
10
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
8
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
40
85
18
8
8
2
1
44
28
42
15
39
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
E
4
1.2
NW
4
0.6
W
3
1
W
7
1
W
4
2
WSW
9
0.7
NW
4
1
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
N
3
1.4
WNW
4
1.4
WNW
5
Energy kJ
9
9
36
7
97
36
674
18
37
12
9
11
73
95
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
4
23
0
0
62
23
0
0
41
250
119
119
854
119
119
119
23
717
678
666
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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