Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2653 | 2429 | 2114 | 1777 | 1525 | 1500 | 1404 | 1381 | 1276 | 1189 | 934 | 844 | 794 | 1172 | 1256 | 1279 | 1742 | 8803 | 9588 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | 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 | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2653 | 2429 | 2114 | 1777 | 1525 | 1500 | 1404 | 1381 | 1276 | 1189 | 934 | 844 | 794 | 1172 | 1256 | 1279 | 1742 | 8803 | 9588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNW 5 | SW 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 123 | 105 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 46 | 163 | 201 | 145 | 373 | 294 | 288 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 1323 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | — | SE 8 | SW 21 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 43 | — | 2 | 154 | 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 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 165 | 241 | 118 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 243 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
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