Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1626 | 710 | 1131 | 881 | 649 | 638 | 638 | 635 | 544 | 535 | 520 | 433 | 418 | 350 | 289 | 284 | 235 | 184 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.84m | 3:12AM1.86m | 3:31PM1.96m | 3:40AM1.94m | 3:58PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.45m | 9:16AM0.31m | 9:34PM0.34m | 9:43AM0.23m | 10:02PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1626 | 480 | 620 | 477 | 403 | 383 | 402 | 394 | 414 | 363 | 300 | 258 | 418 | 243 | 254 | 206 | 158 | 151 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 286 | 597 | 668 | 657 | 649 | 638 | 638 | 635 | 544 | 535 | 520 | 433 | 238 | 350 | 289 | 284 | 235 | 184 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | 212 | 246 | 127 | 47 | 45 | 79 | 56 | 6 | 184 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 72 | 120 | 118 | 149 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 469 | 710 | 1131 | 881 | 627 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 278 | 62 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
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