
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
458 | 481 | 966 | 1257 | 1474 | 1235 | 1180 | 1077 | 948 | 910 | 747 | 747 | 666 | 614 | 614 | 710 | 853 | 2208 | 2502 | 2295 | 2492 | 1977 | 1850 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | on | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.47m | 2:15AM1.43m | 2:29PM1.57m | 2:46AM1.50m | 2:59PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.18m | 8:20AM0.14m | 8:44PM0.08m | 8:49AM0.08m | 9:14PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
100 | 481 | 219 | 1257 | 1474 | 1235 | 1180 | 1077 | 948 | 910 | 747 | 747 | 666 | 614 | 614 | 505 | 656 | 2208 | 2502 | 2295 | 2492 | 1977 | 1850 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
157 | 102 | 966 | 144 | 144 | 124 | 97 | 75 | 63 | 65 | 47 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 310 | 710 | 853 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | — |
7 | — | 65 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 15 | 111 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
458 | 335 | 306 | 227 | 220 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 19 | 82 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 189 | 31 |
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