Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1081 | 818 | 635 | 525 | 436 | 425 | 353 | 311 | 270 | 220 | 177 | 167 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 123 | 119 | 165 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:18PM2.14m | 4:32AM2.03m | 4:54PM2.15m | 5:07AM1.99m | 5:29PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.21m | 10:35AM0.15m | 11:00PM0.23m | 11:06AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 542 | 542 | 506 | 427 | 427 | 374 | 329 | 311 | 270 | 220 | 177 | 144 | 140 | 115 | 111 | 123 | 86 | 165 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1081 | 818 | 635 | 525 | 436 | 425 | 353 | 239 | 220 | 217 | 75 | 167 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 2 | 119 | 116 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | NW 5 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 12 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 16 | 171 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 783 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 11 | 38 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 41 | 23 | 41 | 23 | 41 | 60 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 62 | 79 | 62 | 41 | 3 |
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