Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

16.1°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 10AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	15s
Evening (08 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2061	2186	2102	1850	1452	1275	1130	1099	1083	1314	1222	1186	1061	918	647	540	488	451	443	477	702	811	866	829
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	SSW	SSW	S	WSW	NW	WSW	N	N	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ESE	SE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy
High Tide		2:06AM1.84m				2:21PM2.06m				2:41AM1.93m				2:54PM2.15m				3:12AM1.99m				3:25PM2.18m
Low Tide				8:11AM0.39m				8:39PM0.30m				8:41AM0.31m				9:08PM0.24m				9:09AM0.26m				9:34PM0.23m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	19	17	15	14	13	13	13	15	19	20	17	15	15	15	14	15	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	12	13	16	13	13	14	12	13	12	13	17	17	15	16	15	16	14	14	15	15	15	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	2061	2186	2102	1850	1452	1275	1130	1099	1083	1314	1222	1186	1061	918	647	540	488	451	443	477	702	811	866	829
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 5
kJ	98	102	130	136	133	163	58	39	38	94	96	96	68	67	65	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	71	70	70	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 9	E 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	106	24	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	0	0	0	23	62	62	256	261	62	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	7

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