Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 234 | 270 | 297 | 421 | 715 | 857 | 900 | 1162 | 1206 | 1077 | 833 | 421 | 2132 | 1756 | 595 | 219 | 255 | 255 | 1510 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:04PM1.47m | 00:22AM1.42m | 12:47PM1.63m | 1:04AM1.57m | 1:20PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.87m | 6:25AM0.77m | 7:04PM0.70m | 7:03AM0.63m | 7:36PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 147 | 234 | 270 | 297 | 421 | 715 | 857 | 900 | 1162 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 421 | 769 | 605 | 595 | 174 | 140 | 137 | 202 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 49 | — | 2 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 207 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 2 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1206 | 1077 | 833 | 194 | 2132 | 1756 | 1 | 219 | 255 | 255 | 1510 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 116 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 115 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
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