Dias Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (04 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Evening (04 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	8s

Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 4					Sunday 5								Monday 6								Tue 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	WNW 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	W 9	W 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	341	335	427	443	500	432	373	247	213	224	351	479	1502	1568	1462	1365	1415	1440	1065	1407	1246	1246	1311	1150
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	E	SSE	SE	SSW	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				6:06PM1.39m				6:14AM1.25m				6:43PM1.37m				6:58AM1.20m				7:27PM1.35m				7:51AM1.14m
Low Tide		11:44AM0.24m				00:16AM0.35m				12:19PM0.28m				00:58AM0.37m				12:59PM0.34m				1:48AM0.39m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	5:49
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	7	8	10	9	11	10	11	12	12	13	14	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12	W 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	341	335	286	281	409	346	297	247	184	180	187	479	1502	1568	1462	1365	1415	1440	1065	1407	1246	1246	1311	1150
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 15	SW 15	ESE 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 12	SW 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 13	ESE 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	88	105	266	262	264	395	373	221	212	205	180	324	142	121	119	90	85	84	437	81	426	418	396	329
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	S 11	WSW 12	SW 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 19	SE 12	SW 18	SW 18	—	SW 17	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	211	251	21	29	262	260	187	187	90	58	14	142	50	12	—	45	—	143	82	107	47	46	45	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	152	133	427	443	500	432	—	—	213	224	351	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	35	27	30	4	25	25	25	25	25	25	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	5

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