Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2496 | 2698 | 2489 | 2408 | 2320 | 2859 | 2131 | 2219 | 2660 | 2445 | 2445 | 2283 | 2032 | 1760 | 1731 | 1513 | 1313 | 1291 | 1092 | 898 | 882 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.02m | 8:00AM0.98m | 8:30PM0.94m | 10:06AM0.99m | 10:36PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.61m | 1:16AM0.59m | 2:12PM0.70m | 3:10AM0.64m | 4:42PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2496 | 2698 | 2489 | 2408 | 2320 | 2859 | 2131 | 2219 | 2660 | 2445 | 2445 | 2283 | 2032 | 1760 | 1731 | 1513 | 1313 | 1291 | 1092 | 898 | 882 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 198 | 33 | 19 | — | 188 | 156 | 162 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 667 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 4 |
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