Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, near gales from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 172 | 172 | 211 | 373 | 352 | 304 | 357 | 346 | 529 | 766 | 808 | 1330 | 1761 | 2590 | 2378 | 1999 | 1803 | 1803 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:53AM1.43m | 2:16PM1.56m | 2:33AM1.51m | 2:52PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.20m | 8:05AM0.12m | 8:32PM0.09m | 8:42AM0.04m | 9:09PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 145 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 373 | 352 | 304 | 357 | 346 | 529 | 766 | 808 | 836 | 1761 | 2590 | 2378 | 1999 | 1803 | 1803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSE 9 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 96 | 48 | 144 | 211 | 40 | 31 | 39 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 530 | 1330 | 637 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 8 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 107 | 66 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 65 | 70 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
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