Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1608 | 1505 | 1417 | 1224 | 1319 | 1280 | 1183 | 1036 | 1187 | 1161 | 2041 | 3008 | 4265 | 4117 | 3891 | 2667 | 2241 | 1904 | 1692 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.15m | 9:45AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | 11:38AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.51m | 3:56PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.48m | 5:54PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 93 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 155 | 176 | 169 | 173 | 137 | 2041 | 3008 | 4265 | 4117 | 3891 | 2667 | 2241 | 1904 | 1692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 23 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 54 | 57 | 85 | 102 | 90 | 88 | 56 | 56 | 773 | 103 | 81 | 71 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 34 | 86 | 43 | — | — | 18 | 7 | 222 | 54 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1608 | 1505 | 1417 | 1224 | 1319 | 1280 | 1183 | 1036 | 1187 | 1161 | 1093 | 1123 | 1183 | 1280 | 1080 | 1056 | 1183 | 1047 | 794 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 49 | 32 | 49 | 62 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 |
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