Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1579 | 1247 | 1111 | 943 | 768 | 745 | 501 | 512 | 311 | 184 | 151 | 453 | 2217 | 1879 | 1835 | 1799 | 1952 | 1859 | 1566 | 1283 | 741 | 994 | 890 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.76m | 6:43PM1.87m | 7:03AM1.61m | 7:33PM1.70m | 8:05AM1.45m | 8:49PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:52PM0.59m | 1:42AM0.71m | 1:53PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 |
1579 | 1247 | 1111 | 943 | 768 | 745 | 501 | 512 | 311 | 125 | 148 | 95 | 122 | 51 | 50 | 23 | 184 | 742 | 4 | 18 | 279 | 65 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SW 10 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 50 | 57 | 184 | 151 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 306 | 17 | 38 | 69 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 3 | S 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 11 | S 14 | — | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 79 | 47 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 145 | 37 | — | 94 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 453 | 2217 | 1879 | 1835 | 1799 | 1952 | 1859 | 1566 | 1283 | 741 | 994 | 890 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 415 | 575 | 407 | 670 | 407 | 1311 | 1456 | 1619 | 3549 | 2611 | 337 | 62 |
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