
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
332 | 332 | 254 | 254 | 187 | 187 | 157 | 377 | 374 | 363 | 481 | 966 | 1257 | 1402 | 1235 | 1180 | 1012 | 948 | 850 | 747 | 747 | 666 | 614 | 551 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.22m | 1:33PM1.34m | 1:44AM1.33m | 2:01PM1.47m | 2:15AM1.43m | 2:29PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:47PM0.30m | 7:52AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.18m | 8:20AM0.14m | 8:44PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
332 | 332 | 254 | 254 | 187 | 187 | 157 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 481 | 219 | 1257 | 1402 | 1235 | 1180 | 1012 | 948 | 850 | 747 | 747 | 666 | 614 | 551 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 16 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 59 | 157 | 102 | 966 | 96 | — | — | — | 113 | 86 | 65 | 62 | 54 | 44 | 37 | 314 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 18 | ESE 7 |
23 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 111 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 21 | 154 | 377 | 374 | 363 | 275 | — | 195 | 233 | 255 | 178 | 175 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
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