
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2844 | 3139 | 2653 | 2561 | 2114 | 1777 | 1525 | 1591 | 1404 | 1292 | 1315 | 1392 | 952 | 920 | 771 | 1325 | 1326 | 1554 | 1897 | 9830 | 9941 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.07m | 8:35PM1.19m | 9:19AM1.00m | 9:42PM1.11m | 10:47AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.50m | 3:13AM0.51m | 3:11PM0.60m | 4:33AM0.55m | 4:45PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
2844 | 3139 | 2653 | 2561 | 2114 | 1777 | 1525 | 1591 | 1404 | 1292 | 1315 | 1392 | 952 | 920 | 771 | 1325 | 1326 | 1554 | 1897 | 9830 | 9941 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
123 | 123 | 123 | 105 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 46 | 163 | 201 | 145 | 371 | 294 | 308 | 66 | 42 | 214 | 1609 | 38 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SW 22 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
26 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 29 | — | 19 | 41 | 38 | 38 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 52 | 133 | 178 | 118 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
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