Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1257 | 1090 | 1059 | 1196 | 1196 | 1179 | 1161 | 1127 | 1605 | 1726 | 1677 | 1581 | 1534 | 1474 | 1496 | 1752 | 2702 | 3397 | 4012 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.69m | 4:46AM1.51m | 5:05PM1.64m | 5:21AM1.43m | 5:39PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.04m | 10:51AM0.05m | 11:22PM0.10m | 11:24AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1257 | 1090 | 1059 | 1196 | 1196 | 1179 | 1161 | 1127 | 1605 | 1726 | 1677 | 1581 | 1534 | 1474 | 1496 | 1752 | 2702 | 3397 | 4012 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | E 8 |
59 | 38 | 30 | 58 | 60 | 67 | 103 | 144 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 16 | 26 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
— | — | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | N 4 | — | NNW 4 |
132 | 105 | 66 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | 16 | 31 | 59 | 15 | — | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 26 |
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