
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2909 | 2679 | 3112 | 5278 | 6350 | 5632 | 4841 | 4202 | 3932 | 3021 | 2489 | 2426 | 3501 | 3181 | 2644 | 2183 | 1768 | 1677 | 1658 | 1184 | 697 | 1285 | 2344 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | 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 |
High Tide | 11:32AM1.09m | 11:55PM1.25m | 12:49PM1.22m | 1:06AM1.35m | 1:46PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.43m | 5:36PM0.51m | 6:33AM0.34m | 6:57PM0.39m | 7:33AM0.21m | 7:56PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
2909 | 2679 | 3112 | 5278 | 6350 | 5632 | 4841 | 4202 | 3932 | 3021 | 2489 | 2426 | — | 3181 | 2644 | 2183 | 1768 | 359 | 1658 | 234 | 697 | 627 | 2344 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 17 | — | — | — | W 17 | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 |
18 | 7 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | 52 | — | 6 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 187 | 555 | 1285 | 130 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 184 | 359 | 229 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 276 | 392 | 3501 | — | — | — | — | 1677 | 669 | 1184 | 138 | 252 | 379 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 189 | 29 | 269 | 315 | 450 | 1886 | 1428 | 2707 | 56 | 62 | 50 | 35 | 225 | 189 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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