Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 8PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 567 | 471 | 405 | 383 | 321 | 271 | 254 | 302 | 295 | 256 | 188 | 154 | 247 | 288 | 191 | 120 | 96 | 226 | 114 | 87 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.85m | 6:51AM1.63m | 7:17PM1.64m | 8:03AM1.47m | 8:45PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.49m | 00:27AM0.56m | 12:38PM0.68m | 1:24AM0.75m | 1:56PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 567 | 471 | 405 | 383 | 321 | 271 | 254 | 302 | 295 | 256 | 188 | 154 | 247 | 288 | 191 | 120 | 96 | 226 | 114 | 87 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 119 | 75 | 75 | 40 | 38 | 49 | 35 | 47 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 130 | 54 | 37 | 60 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NNW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 5 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 55 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 4 | — | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 8 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | 37 | 87 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 41 |
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