Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 421 | 428 | 428 | 383 | 600 | 653 | 1290 | 1227 | 1186 | 1011 | 835 | 934 | 1111 | 1688 | 1575 | 1430 | 1453 | 1517 | 1628 | 2472 | 4258 | 4231 | 3662 | 2637 | 1875 | 1510 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.23m | 12:44PM1.43m | 1:15AM1.31m | 1:22PM1.48m | 1:52AM1.37m | 1:57PM1.52m | 2:25AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.20m | 7:15AM0.28m | 7:47PM0.14m | 7:52AM0.24m | 8:20PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | 7:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 421 | 428 | 428 | 383 | 496 | 653 | 414 | 407 | 456 | 386 | 386 | 934 | 1111 | 1688 | 1575 | 1430 | 1453 | 1517 | 1628 | 2472 | 4258 | 4231 | 3662 | 2637 | 1875 | 1510 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 113 | 141 | 164 | 265 | 600 | 480 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 89 | 201 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 278 | 262 | 204 | 164 | 130 | 463 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | WSW 15 | W 15 | SW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 17 | W 9 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 77 | 212 | 198 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 97 | 99 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 268 | 299 | 340 | 1290 | 1227 | 1186 | 1011 | 835 | 748 | 749 | 415 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 190 | 228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 451 | 189 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 414 | 414 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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