Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 106 | 110 | 94 | 210 | 331 | 469 | 493 | 444 | 512 | 469 | 444 | 436 | 476 | 644 | 1659 | 2151 | 1952 | 1694 | 1553 | 1553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:01PM1.50m | 3:27AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.47m | 3:58AM1.40m | 4:04PM1.41m | 4:30AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.10m | 9:29AM0.23m | 9:49PM0.14m | 10:01AM0.27m | 10:20PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 102 | 106 | 110 | 94 | 210 | 331 | 469 | 493 | 444 | 512 | 469 | 444 | 436 | 353 | 644 | 1659 | 2151 | 1952 | 1694 | 1553 | 1553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 153 | 100 | 96 | 77 | 48 | 68 | 40 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 62 | 113 | 217 | 476 | 265 | 122 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | ESE 9 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 89 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 46 | 42 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 55 | 204 | 15 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 334 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
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