Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 458 | 489 | 903 | 496 | 489 | 362 | 352 | 328 | 318 | 347 | 336 | 491 | 469 | 371 | 353 | 347 | 374 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.89m | 6:02AM1.70m | 6:18PM1.73m | 6:31AM1.55m | 6:46PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.49m | 11:52AM0.53m | 00:17AM0.63m | 12:20PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | SW 16 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 356 | 291 | 489 | 156 | 496 | 489 | 231 | 190 | 117 | 114 | 143 | 259 | 491 | 469 | 365 | 353 | 347 | 374 | 374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 | S 12 | E 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 390 | 458 | 198 | 3 | 114 | 68 | 362 | 352 | 328 | 318 | 347 | 336 | 53 | 72 | 72 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 110 | 106 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 903 | 122 | — | — | — | — | 96 | 105 | — | 283 | 340 | 371 | 306 | 284 | 199 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 407 | 583 | 62 | 62 |
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