Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 281 | 327 | 287 | 173 | 168 | 138 | 121 | 95 | 64 | 79 | 93 | 333 | 380 | 374 | 343 | 319 | 313 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18AM1.48m | 2:26PM1.65m | 2:54AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.05m | 8:18AM0.12m | 8:46PM-0.02m | 8:54AM0.08m | 9:22PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 225 | 281 | 327 | 287 | 173 | 168 | 138 | 121 | 95 | 64 | 79 | 93 | 333 | 380 | 374 | 343 | 319 | 313 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 49 | 33 | 49 | 45 | 48 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 49 | 73 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | 53 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 56 | 53 | 36 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 15 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 414 | 397 | 397 | 58 | 58 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 269 | 414 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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