Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1403 | 1208 | 936 | 722 | 569 | 473 | 525 | 485 | 461 | 642 | 590 | 406 | 452 | 454 | 483 | 509 | 626 | 605 | 2163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:59PM1.56m | 9:19AM1.31m | 10:08PM1.47m | 10:52AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.68m | 3:19AM0.83m | 3:10PM0.80m | 4:49AM0.87m | 4:42PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1403 | 1208 | 936 | 722 | 569 | 473 | 525 | 485 | 461 | 642 | 590 | 406 | 452 | 454 | 483 | 509 | 626 | 605 | 2163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | S 20 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 216 | 204 | 154 | 136 | 180 | 149 | 149 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 75 | 145 | 136 | 129 | 127 | 116 | 94 | 490 | 778 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SE 7 | S 23 | S 21 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 69 | 148 | 47 | 65 | 26 | 25 | — | 14 | 10 | 80 | 94 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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