Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 4PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 156 | 262 | 286 | 198 | 175 | 144 | 275 | 422 | 596 | 1464 | 1649 | 1482 | 1411 | 1385 | 2130 | 1989 | 1263 | 1093 | 1294 | 1093 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:53PM2.20m | 4:08AM2.05m | 4:24PM2.19m | 4:38AM2.01m | 4:54PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.18m | 10:01PM0.18m | 10:05AM0.17m | 10:30PM0.21m | 10:33AM0.20m | 10:56PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 17 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 156 | 176 | 206 | 198 | 175 | 144 | 111 | 123 | 180 | 263 | 1649 | 542 | 1162 | 1385 | 1372 | 1318 | 1263 | 1093 | 950 | 1093 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 184 | 149 | 144 | 71 | 50 | 57 | 85 | 275 | 422 | 596 | 1464 | 287 | 1482 | 1411 | 1208 | 988 | 822 | 706 | 585 | 439 | 352 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 20 | E 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 40 | 48 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 268 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 262 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 362 | — | 385 | 1341 | — | 2130 | 1989 | — | — | 1294 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 41 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 278 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 41 |
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