Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | 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 | 660 | 1055 | 1034 | 859 | 1626 | 800 | 1238 | 816 | 649 | 638 | 638 | 635 | 625 | 535 | 520 | 433 | 418 | 350 | 289 | 284 | 235 | 227 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.75m | 3:06PM1.84m | 3:12AM1.86m | 3:31PM1.96m | 3:40AM1.94m | 3:58PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.41m | 9:07PM0.45m | 9:16AM0.31m | 9:34PM0.34m | 9:43AM0.23m | 10:02PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 660 | 1055 | 1034 | 511 | 1626 | 690 | 654 | 445 | 403 | 392 | 402 | 361 | 354 | 300 | 262 | 433 | 418 | 350 | 216 | 207 | 158 | 151 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 422 | 93 | 1014 | 859 | 286 | 402 | 584 | 657 | 649 | 638 | 638 | 635 | 625 | 535 | 520 | 227 | 238 | 211 | 289 | 284 | 235 | 227 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | 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 | 3 | 161 | 65 | 231 | — | 212 | 246 | 127 | 47 | 45 | 79 | 56 | 6 | 243 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 72 | 120 | 118 | 149 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | 113 | 887 | 215 | 597 | 800 | 1238 | 816 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 62 | 301 | 278 | 62 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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