Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 438 | 531 | 534 | 415 | 423 | 443 | 388 | 380 | 336 | 329 | 294 | 253 | 367 | 469 | 798 | 973 | 957 | 993 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.42m | 12:00PM1.55m | 00:34AM1.55m | 1:02PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.91m | 5:49AM0.81m | 6:39PM0.74m | 6:53AM0.66m | 7:30PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 226 | 438 | 368 | 418 | 394 | 423 | 443 | 388 | 380 | 336 | 329 | 294 | 243 | 206 | 211 | 798 | 973 | 957 | 993 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 373 | 465 | 534 | 415 | 396 | 321 | 257 | 249 | 241 | 288 | 280 | 253 | 367 | 469 | 181 | 193 | 244 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 134 | — | — | — | 15 | 32 | 100 | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | — | 192 | 160 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | 387 | — | 531 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 297 | 349 | 358 | 468 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 571 | 670 | 965 | 4 | 0 |
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