Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 504 | 517 | 500 | 414 | 359 | 305 | 281 | 198 | 125 | 163 | 177 | 327 | 255 | 266 | 205 | 160 | 149 | 227 | 275 | 184 | 140 | 580 | 774 | 948 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:32AM1.92m | 5:59PM2.02m | 6:12AM1.82m | 6:40PM1.93m | 6:51AM1.69m | 7:22PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.31m | 11:35AM0.22m | 00:05AM0.38m | 12:11PM0.31m | 00:46AM0.48m | 12:48PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 504 | 517 | 500 | 414 | 359 | 305 | 281 | 198 | 117 | 163 | 177 | 327 | 255 | 266 | 205 | 160 | 149 | 227 | 275 | 184 | 140 | 249 | 774 | 948 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 8 | E 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 60 | 56 | 77 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 166 | 134 | 97 | 62 | 187 | 149 | 96 | 94 | 117 | 108 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | S 13 | S 7 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 37 | 33 | 125 | 39 | 33 | 22 | 68 | 78 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 79 | 19 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 123 | 580 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
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