Dias Beach surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (01 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2098
1748
1461
1249
1230
1295
1178
1071
1053
514
607
448
298
244
295
240
192
235
292
181
174
167
130
248
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
S
0
W
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
S
0
E
5
E
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:16AM2.00m
3:35PM1.84m
3:44AM1.98m
4:03PM1.83m
4:11AM1.94m
4:32PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.28m
9:25PM0.34m
9:49AM0.28m
9:52PM0.36m
10:16AM0.30m
10:20PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:50
5:49
5:47
Temp °C
13
13
14
19
22
20
18
18
18
18
18
22
23
19
18
19
19
19
19
24
26
22
19
19
11
11
12
17
20
18
18
16
16
15
14
19
20
17
17
18
17
17
17
23
24
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
2098
1748
1461
1249
1230
1295
1178
1071
1053
514
607
448
298
244
295
240
192
235
292
181
174
167
130
248
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
1
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
121
78
54
26
25
15
9
3
3
295
132
190
199
190
128
121
108
76
68
51
119
107
100
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
15
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
74
110
72
72
107
42
42
42
36
36
66
35
35
104
140
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.3
S
2
Energy kJ
3
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
62
62
23
41
23
23
0
0
4
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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