
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3932 | 2907 | 2735 | 2739 | 3017 | 2413 | 2043 | 1685 | 1514 | 1944 | 800 | 1022 | 928 | 1138 | 2278 | 1960 | 1594 | 1208 | 919 | 669 | 715 | 1055 | 1542 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.22m | 1:06AM1.35m | 1:46PM1.37m | 2:01AM1.45m | 2:32PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.34m | 6:57PM0.39m | 7:33AM0.21m | 7:56PM0.25m | 8:20AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 |
3932 | 2907 | 2735 | 2739 | 3017 | 2413 | 2043 | 1685 | 1514 | 990 | 792 | 627 | 928 | 667 | 2278 | 1960 | 1594 | 1208 | 919 | 669 | 475 | 302 | 1542 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 11 |
— | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 290 | 671 | 1138 | 130 | 91 | 66 | 66 | 20 | 161 | 455 | 1055 | 273 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | 311 | 234 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 22 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | 312 | 494 | 498 | 419 | 492 | 414 | 310 | 335 | 1944 | 800 | 1022 | 123 | 284 | 414 | 415 | 363 | 404 | 495 | 606 | 715 | 907 | 979 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 315 | 450 | 1886 | 1426 | 1477 | 334 | 227 | 227 | 62 | 225 | 58 | 189 | 39 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 20 |
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