Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 1 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

19.1°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 30					Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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)	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 8	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 8	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	193	187	160	190	149	90	92	73	94	69	146	60	93	127	257	362	362	347	304	299	290
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	W	NNE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				6:15PM1.81m				6:55AM1.68m				7:16PM1.61m					8:10AM1.57m				8:45PM1.45m
Low Tide		11:49AM0.56m				00:21AM0.56m				12:47PM0.74m				1:25AM0.73m					2:29PM0.89m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	21	20	20	20	19	20	22	23	21	20	19	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	22	22	22	23	23	22	21	22	22	22	21	20	19	18	15	15	15	16	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 6	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	193	165	160	122	106	90	92	73	94	69	146	60	45	68	257	362	71	347	304	299	290
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	E 7	E 8	E 7	ESE 7	SSW 11	ESE 10	SW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSE 5
kJ	190	187	149	190	149	82	37	41	40	42	44	52	93	127	66	65	362	52	40	30	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SSW 15	E 8	E 7	E 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	ESE 9	SW 10	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9
kJ	6	3	86	41	35	24	72	65	71	68	34	49	50	80	35	5	48	46	32	41	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	SW 3	SSW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	SE 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	154	89	135	—	—	22	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	4	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	250	4	4	3	0	0	4	119	3	4	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth		Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3		1	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	2	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cape St Martin West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	3	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Lebu Chile	Mangamaunu New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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