Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 583 | 583 | 501 | 335 | 329 | 542 | 1374 | 1343 | 1494 | 1587 | 1661 | 1547 | 1524 | 1479 | 1162 | 1269 | 1182 | 1067 | 1060 | 1187 | 1059 | 1112 | 880 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.37m | 8:12AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.30m | 9:19AM1.06m | 9:45PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.31m | 2:14AM0.39m | 2:14PM0.41m | 3:20AM0.44m | 3:16PM0.49m | 4:28AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 583 | 583 | 501 | 335 | 329 | 542 | 1374 | 1343 | 1494 | 1587 | 1661 | 1547 | 1524 | 1479 | 1162 | 1269 | 1182 | 1067 | 1060 | 1187 | 1059 | 1112 | 880 | 734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | S 8 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SE 8 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 22 | 51 | 309 | 251 | 5 | 36 | 42 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 266 | 10 | 49 | 108 | 43 | 40 | 71 | — | 212 | 309 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 91 | 90 | 109 | 137 | 56 | 80 | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 8 | 33 | 27 | — | 19 | 29 | — | 22 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 35 |
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