Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1304 | 1378 | 1460 | 1326 | 1092 | 974 | 868 | 874 | 1267 | 1534 | 1452 | 1236 | 1044 | 2326 | 8648 | 4410 | 9167 | 8799 | 8255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.09m | 11:29AM1.18m | 00:00AM1.18m | 12:30PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.56m | 5:06AM0.48m | 5:56PM0.44m | 6:15AM0.37m | 6:52PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1304 | 1378 | 1460 | 1326 | 1092 | 974 | 868 | 874 | 1267 | 1534 | 1452 | 1236 | 962 | 2084 | 8648 | 1883 | 9167 | 8799 | 8255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | WSW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 132 | 129 | 116 | 84 | 60 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 70 | 54 | 381 | 1044 | 35 | 18 | 4410 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 47 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 310 | — | — | — | 46 | 32 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 40 | 200 | 2326 | 1809 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 376 | 904 | 1001 | 1283 | 29 | 15 |
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