
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 2AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2805 | 3068 | 3024 | 2383 | 2805 | 2507 | 2313 | 2196 | 1913 | 1694 | 1605 | 1450 | 1474 | 1399 | 759 | 683 | 780 | 923 | 770 | 653 | 560 | 401 | 479 | 452 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.29m | 11:40AM1.15m | 11:57PM1.34m | 12:49PM1.24m | 1:04AM1.42m | 1:48PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.48m | 5:23AM0.35m | 5:36PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.27m | 6:51PM0.37m | 7:35AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
2805 | 3068 | 3024 | 2383 | 2805 | 2507 | 2313 | 2196 | 1913 | 1694 | 1605 | 1450 | 1474 | 1399 | 759 | 683 | 780 | 923 | 770 | 653 | 560 | 401 | 394 | 334 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 15 | SE 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
10 | 10 | 1065 | 1021 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 53 | 79 | 105 | 138 | 134 | 123 | 580 | 448 | 240 | 136 | 136 | 129 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 20 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 116 | 116 | 123 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | — | 21 | 31 | 54 | 107 | 106 | 138 | 192 | 215 | 260 | 243 | 269 | 278 | 252 | 216 | 249 | 278 | 264 | 270 | 280 | 384 | 479 | 452 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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