Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 121 | 95 | 78 | 79 | 109 | 333 | 405 | 374 | 343 | 450 | 412 | 297 | 233 | 187 | 170 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 94 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.65m | 2:54AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.55m | 3:42PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.12m | 8:46PM-0.02m | 8:54AM0.08m | 9:22PM-0.05m | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSE 6 | WSW 10 | SSE 6 | W 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 138 | 121 | 95 | 78 | 79 | 109 | 333 | 405 | 374 | 343 | 450 | 412 | 297 | 233 | 187 | 170 | 47 | 128 | 56 | 94 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | SSE 6 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 131 | 47 | 128 | 83 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 43 | 41 | 90 | 40 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 49 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 27 | 63 | 85 | 87 | — | 60 | 87 | 63 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 397 | 397 | 58 | 58 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 269 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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