Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3753 | 3776 | 3785 | 3676 | 3939 | 4215 | 4749 | 5296 | 5438 | 4883 | 4183 | 3720 | 3050 | 2679 | 2917 | 4881 | 5611 | 5421 | 4988 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.24m | 9:49AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.45m | 3:46PM0.54m | 5:10AM0.43m | 5:36PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3753 | 3776 | 3785 | 3676 | 3939 | 4215 | 4749 | 5296 | 5438 | 4883 | 4183 | 3720 | 3050 | 2679 | 2917 | 4881 | 5611 | 5421 | 4988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | W 17 | — | — | W 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 31 | 18 | — | — | 18 | — | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 23 | — | — | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 37 | 65 | 57 | 31 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 189 | 334 | 450 |
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