Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 22.12° E

Issued: 7 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dias Beach sea temperature is

17.0°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).
	Sunday 25							Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 5	SSE 10	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	125	98	92	67	80	70	62	45	39	27	39	38	27	32	69	172	145	57	39	53	92	83	64
Wind (km/h)	NNW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	E	E	E	E	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSE	ENE	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy
High Tide	2:43AM1.97m				2:55PM2.21m				3:18AM2.03m				3:30PM2.25m				3:53AM2.05m				4:07PM2.23m
Low Tide			8:40AM0.28m				9:10PM0.16m				9:13AM0.23m				9:43PM0.13m				9:48AM0.23m				10:18PM0.17m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	19	19	19	16	15	15	16	17	19	18	17	16	17
Feels °C	15	15	16	16	15	15	16	16	17	18	19	18	18	14	10	14	16	15	17	15	15	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 8	SW 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6
kJ	125	98	92	67	80	70	62	45	39	27	39	11	11	32	31	172	145	57	37	50	11	23	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 8	SW 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	ESE 6	SW 10	SW 10	SE 10	SW 10	SE 8
kJ	51	46	45	34	17	16	6	6	27	12	25	10	20	11	12	18	17	55	15	15	15	15	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	ESE 10	SW 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 12	SW 9	SSW 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 10	SW 10	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	10	10	10	11	11	11	8	8	10	7	10	10	4	4	5	12	10	16	15	4	15	16	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	27	25	69	—	—	—	39	53	92	83	64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	3	79	62	62	62	62	0	0	3	72	79	3	0	25	23	41	62	249	304	62
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth		Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth			Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2		2	2	2			1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Moonlight Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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