Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 393 | 386 | 340 | 332 | 328 | 286 | 328 | 339 | 347 | 454 | 474 | 508 | 617 | 652 | 358 | 407 | 639 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:56PM2.22m | 4:14AM2.06m | 4:28PM2.22m | 4:47AM2.02m | 5:02PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.14m | 10:10AM0.18m | 10:37PM0.16m | 10:41AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 384 | 393 | 386 | 340 | 332 | 328 | 286 | 328 | 339 | 347 | 454 | 474 | 508 | 617 | 80 | 358 | 249 | 169 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 167 | 102 | 97 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 195 | 75 | 121 | 120 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 133 | — | — | — | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 50 | 87 | 129 | 652 | 154 | 407 | 639 | 623 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 250 | 250 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 62 | 62 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 62 | 62 |
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