Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1162 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1083 | 905 | 905 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 683 | 683 | 600 | 572 | 479 | 471 | 367 | 355 | 298 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.43m | 3:38AM1.42m | 4:03PM1.49m | 4:09AM1.43m | 4:33PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.17m | 9:40PM0.26m | 9:51AM0.13m | 10:11PM0.22m | 10:19AM0.11m | 10:42PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1162 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1083 | 905 | 905 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 683 | 683 | 600 | 572 | 479 | 471 | 367 | 355 | 298 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 78 | 104 | 250 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 302 | 209 | 137 | 141 | 136 | 165 | 154 | 131 | 100 | 67 | 115 | 216 | 190 | 192 | 163 | 203 | 213 | 162 | 162 | 202 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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