
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 5AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2633 | 2278 | 1983 | 1665 | 1363 | 1208 | 1014 | 892 | 721 | 643 | 496 | 473 | 355 | 309 | 268 | 263 | 250 | 198 | 194 | 362 | 955 | 1552 | 3017 | 4468 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.52m | 4:29PM1.63m | 4:47AM1.45m | 4:59PM1.53m | 5:18AM1.36m | 5:29PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:49AM0.16m | 11:15PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
2633 | 2278 | 1983 | 1665 | 1363 | 560 | 1014 | 892 | 721 | 348 | 496 | 473 | 355 | 309 | 268 | 263 | 250 | 198 | 194 | 180 | 955 | 1552 | 3017 | 4468 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 17 | ESE 12 | WSW 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
— | 21 | — | — | — | 1208 | 440 | 370 | 321 | 643 | 320 | 220 | 189 | 183 | 103 | 103 | 64 | 63 | 89 | 362 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 49 | 51 | 21 | 32 | 58 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
1454 | 1131 | 897 | 732 | 660 | 961 | — | — | 20 | 55 | 122 | 131 | 215 | 328 | 411 | 321 | 282 | 321 | 256 | 258 | 411 | 466 | 408 | 205 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 25 | 334 | 164 | 47 | 35 | 47 | 56 | 56 | 164 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 4 |
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