Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5934 | 5874 | 5713 | 5898 | 5247 | 2424 | 1977 | 1537 | 1228 | 1103 | 1026 | 991 | 890 | 783 | 614 | 855 | 1213 | 2399 | 2497 | 2269 | 2233 | 2183 | 2001 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.25m | 5:54AM1.16m | 6:02PM1.13m | 6:40AM1.06m | 6:52PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.39m | 11:40PM0.38m | 11:53AM0.50m | 00:18AM0.49m | 12:39PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5934 | 5874 | 5713 | 5898 | 5247 | 2424 | 1977 | 1537 | 976 | 1103 | 851 | 656 | 574 | 783 | 592 | 855 | 1213 | 2399 | 2497 | 2269 | 2233 | 2183 | 2001 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1249 | 1208 | 1228 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 565 | 614 | 449 | 326 | 290 | 163 | 96 | 96 | — | 353 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 43 | 81 | 60 | 284 | — | 1565 | — | — | 1208 | 894 | 1026 | 991 | 890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 89 | 27 | 397 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 189 | 31 | 594 | 84 |
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