Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 705 | 859 | 1236 | 1973 | 2171 | 1932 | 1756 | 1609 | 1535 | 1427 | 1150 | 760 | 1088 | 1278 | 840 | 991 | 524 | 471 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.19m | 7:58AM1.19m | 8:35PM1.09m | 9:34AM1.18m | 10:18PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.41m | 2:24PM0.51m | 2:57AM0.48m | 4:12PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 705 | 859 | 1236 | 1973 | 2171 | 1932 | 1756 | 1609 | 1535 | 1427 | 1150 | 760 | 1088 | 14 | 840 | 12 | 524 | 471 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 9 | E 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | W 18 | W 18 | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 264 | 497 | 416 | 105 | 141 | 102 | 102 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | — | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 4 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | SSE 5 | SSW 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 31 | 22 | 44 | — | 6 | — | — | 8 | 45 | 166 | 64 | 1278 | 42 | 991 | 87 | 128 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 334 | 334 | 58 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 269 | 334 | 334 | 58 | 35 |
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