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) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 318 | 295 | 245 | 173 | 167 | 153 | 153 | 119 | 123 | 119 | 134 | 126 | 115 | 134 | 130 | 114 | 198 | 118 | 269 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:54PM2.15m | 5:07AM1.99m | 5:29PM2.11m | 5:40AM1.90m | 6:02PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.15m | 11:00PM0.23m | 11:06AM0.18m | 11:32PM0.31m | 11:35AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 16 | E 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 374 | 318 | 295 | 245 | 173 | 144 | 144 | 118 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 114 | 23 | 115 | 89 | 79 | 49 | 198 | 37 | 269 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 7 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 353 | 239 | 220 | 217 | 91 | 44 | 153 | 153 | 119 | 123 | 119 | 3 | 66 | 60 | 134 | 130 | 114 | 36 | 67 | 26 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 7 | 171 | 167 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 126 | 86 | 66 | 67 | 88 | 30 | 118 | 36 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 134 | 27 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
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