Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 494 | 1019 | 1019 | 1055 | 1112 | 2747 | 2733 | 1162 | 901 | 670 | 522 | 682 | 768 | 904 | 1098 | 1366 | 1554 | 1355 | 1351 | 1188 | 1259 | 1258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.76m | 2:31AM1.88m | 2:59PM1.93m | 3:16AM1.98m | 3:40PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.46m | 8:24PM0.46m | 8:49AM0.32m | 9:10PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.21m | 9:50PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 266 | 494 | 4 | 95 | 246 | 1112 | 2747 | 2733 | 1162 | 480 | 470 | 522 | 374 | 237 | 225 | 857 | 731 | 583 | 512 | 1351 | 1188 | 983 | 1258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 26 | S 26 | SSW 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 400 | 121 | 41 | 650 | 383 | 476 | — | — | 385 | 901 | 670 | 14 | 52 | 210 | 551 | 1098 | 1366 | 1554 | 1355 | 85 | 42 | 27 | 1098 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 176 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 149 | — | 1019 | 1019 | 1055 | — | — | — | — | 619 | — | 519 | 682 | 768 | 904 | — | 1142 | 857 | 730 | 512 | 954 | 1259 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 406 | 416 | 416 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 41 |
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