Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 260 | 273 | 255 | 244 | 198 | 195 | 146 | 150 | 212 | 209 | 278 | 359 | 731 | 1105 | 220 | 407 | 319 | 309 | 309 | 298 | 309 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.82m | 6:40PM1.93m | 6:51AM1.69m | 7:22PM1.82m | 7:33AM1.56m | 8:06PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.31m | 00:46AM0.48m | 12:48PM0.42m | 1:28AM0.60m | 1:25PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 163 | 260 | 273 | 255 | 244 | 198 | 195 | 146 | 150 | 212 | 209 | 123 | 127 | 328 | 335 | 220 | 407 | 319 | 309 | 309 | 298 | 309 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | E 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 88 | 99 | 97 | 74 | 59 | 161 | 103 | 33 | 53 | 157 | 157 | 188 | 110 | 268 | 288 | 207 | 200 | 143 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 40 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 78 | 101 | 106 | 108 | 138 | 17 | 54 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 61 | 115 | 112 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 102 | 207 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 278 | 359 | 731 | 1105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
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