Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 294 | 294 | 247 | 239 | 227 | 123 | 341 | 305 | 305 | 253 | 216 | 212 | 183 | 194 | 154 | 151 | 120 | 120 | 154 | 225 | 486 | 742 | 862 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:10AM1.98m | 4:22PM2.10m | 4:38AM1.92m | 4:49PM2.00m | 5:06AM1.83m | 5:15PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.29m | 10:24PM0.30m | 10:27AM0.36m | 10:50PM0.37m | 10:54AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 299 | 294 | 294 | 247 | 239 | 227 | 86 | 341 | 305 | 305 | 253 | 216 | 212 | 183 | 194 | 154 | 151 | 120 | 120 | 154 | 225 | 486 | 742 | 862 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 45 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 94 | 42 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SW 4 | E 9 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | E 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | — | — | 3 | 83 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | 15 | 56 | 71 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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