Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | ESE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 123 | 119 | 114 | 176 | 101 | 132 | 128 | 112 | 242 | 118 | 273 | 370 | 360 | 529 | 514 | 410 | 340 | 304 | 411 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:29PM2.11m | 5:40AM1.90m | 6:02PM2.01m | 6:12AM1.78m | 6:35PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.18m | 11:32PM0.31m | 11:35AM0.26m | 00:03AM0.41m | 12:05PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | SW 16 | E 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 88 | 86 | 66 | 112 | 66 | 101 | 34 | 128 | 49 | 242 | 26 | 273 | 370 | 360 | 529 | 514 | 410 | 340 | 304 | 411 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | E 6 | SW 12 | E 7 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 119 | 123 | 119 | 114 | 176 | 83 | 132 | 23 | 112 | 37 | 86 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 73 | 96 | 96 | 78 | 87 | 73 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 12 | E 4 | SW 15 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 51 | 26 | 88 | 33 | 118 | 37 | 37 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 256 | 62 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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