Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1PM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2944 | 3288 | 4489 | 8608 | 7583 | 5017 | 4247 | 3375 | 2919 | 3051 | 2801 | 2630 | 2405 | 2020 | 1733 | 1568 | 1346 | 1144 | 1162 | 1099 | 1200 | 1200 | 1099 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.27m | 2:33AM1.32m | 3:03PM1.35m | 3:07AM1.38m | 3:33PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.38m | 8:53AM0.23m | 9:09PM0.31m | 9:22AM0.17m | 9:40PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2944 | 3288 | 4489 | 8608 | 7583 | 5017 | 4247 | 3375 | 2919 | 3051 | 2801 | 2630 | 2405 | 2020 | 1733 | 1568 | 1346 | 1144 | 1162 | 1099 | 1200 | 1200 | 1099 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 152 | 475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 120 | 88 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 41 | 302 | — | — | 414 | 526 | 524 | 494 | 494 | 483 | 490 | 578 | 592 | 549 | 491 | 406 | 356 | 273 | 192 | 233 | 171 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 29 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 934 | 227 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 52 | 49 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
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