Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 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 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3038 | 3902 | 4581 | 4792 | 4390 | 4206 | 3971 | 3392 | 2813 | 2503 | 2318 | 2094 | 1857 | 2075 | 1629 | 2161 | 2036 | 1942 | 1847 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.46m | 2:25PM1.62m | 2:47AM1.50m | 2:56PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.08m | 8:17AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.03m | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3038 | 3902 | 4581 | 4792 | 4390 | 4206 | 3971 | 3392 | 2813 | 2503 | 2318 | 2094 | 1857 | 2075 | 1629 | 2161 | 2036 | 1942 | 1847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 20 | E 11 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 934 | 598 | 1277 | 874 | 703 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 222 | 246 | 16 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 59 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 29 |
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