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 9PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| 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 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3112 | 5278 | 6350 | 5450 | 4841 | 4020 | 3785 | 2907 | 2489 | 3806 | 3743 | 2408 | 1938 | 2116 | 1824 | 1624 | 1615 | 1179 | 640 | 1267 | 2344 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-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 | 5:36PM0.51m | 6:33AM0.34m | 6:57PM0.39m | 7:33AM0.21m | 7:56PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3112 | 5278 | 6350 | 5450 | 4841 | 4020 | 3785 | 2907 | 2489 | 2739 | — | 2408 | 1938 | 6 | 1824 | — | 1615 | 234 | 640 | 683 | 2344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | W 17 | — | — | — | W 17 | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | 52 | — | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 187 | 547 | 1267 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 178 | 359 | 234 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | 388 | 3806 | 3743 | 344 | 279 | 2116 | — | 1624 | 669 | 1179 | 205 | 246 | 391 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 189 | 315 | 334 | 1886 | 1427 | 934 | 39 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 225 | 190 | 189 | 39 | 39 |
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