Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 305 | 403 | 376 | 363 | 467 | 394 | 335 | 323 | 352 | 534 | 542 | 461 | 454 | 461 | 461 | 1024 | 1370 | 756 | 750 | 905 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.52m | 3:14AM1.47m | 3:33PM1.59m | 3:44AM1.50m | 4:01PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:22AM0.08m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 596 | 305 | 403 | 376 | 363 | 467 | 394 | 335 | 323 | 267 | 534 | 542 | 461 | 454 | 461 | 461 | 1024 | 1370 | 756 | 743 | 558 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 149 | 256 | 180 | 186 | 84 | 126 | 123 | 277 | 121 | 352 | 214 | 171 | 133 | 339 | 318 | 236 | 130 | 98 | 102 | 119 | 905 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 246 | 115 | 100 | 180 | 126 | 77 | 75 | 121 | 163 | 90 | 115 | 187 | 181 | 119 | 172 | 160 | 71 | 35 | 5 | 24 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 738 | 750 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 261 | 312 | 29 |
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