Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° 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 8AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1866
1697
1413
1248
995
836
629
545
958
2215
2581
2557
2510
2281
2008
1693
1367
1215
943
784
649
547
555
546
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:29AM1.94m
1:58PM1.77m
2:12AM2.07m
2:39PM1.88m
2:54AM2.14m
3:21PM1.94m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.30m
7:55PM0.33m
8:32AM0.19m
8:36PM0.25m
9:11AM0.12m
9:18PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
17
11
11
11
14
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
17
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
Energy kJ
1866
1697
1413
1248
995
836
629
545
958
2215
2581
2557
2510
2281
2008
1693
1367
1215
943
784
649
547
555
546
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.9
S
14
1.3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
Energy kJ
8
7
7
38
103
338
392
67
42
76
68
63
119
158
472
459
395
313
273
156
151
153
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
13
31
13
26
45
167
186
245
193
196
291
55
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
4
0.8
E
5
Energy kJ
3
7
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
41
41
62
62
62
23
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dias Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest