Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 768 | 745 | 501 | 587 | 311 | 184 | 263 | 725 | 1660 | 1556 | 1599 | 1795 | 1931 | 1689 | 951 | 1219 | 682 | 545 | 794 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.87m | 7:03AM1.61m | 7:33PM1.70m | 8:05AM1.45m | 8:49PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:52PM0.59m | 1:42AM0.71m | 1:53PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 768 | 745 | 501 | 587 | 311 | 127 | 120 | 95 | 96 | 53 | 50 | 22 | 180 | 836 | 516 | 17 | 297 | 230 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 57 | 50 | 57 | 184 | 151 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 79 | 47 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 37 | 68 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 263 | 725 | 1660 | 1556 | 1599 | 1795 | 1931 | 1689 | 951 | 1219 | 682 | 545 | 794 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 602 | 445 | 1590 | 1196 | 1308 | 1456 | 407 | 3554 | 445 | 62 | 62 |
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