Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 198 | 195 | 146 | 150 | 255 | 209 | 278 | 486 | 478 | 432 | 1412 | 407 | 314 | 268 | 309 | 303 | 309 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.93m | 6:51AM1.69m | 7:22PM1.82m | 7:33AM1.56m | 8:06PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.48m | 12:48PM0.42m | 1:28AM0.60m | 1:25PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 244 | 198 | 195 | 146 | 150 | 255 | 209 | 278 | 141 | 163 | 432 | 453 | 407 | 314 | 261 | 309 | 303 | 309 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 120 | 97 | 74 | 75 | 150 | 70 | 99 | 33 | 19 | 160 | 181 | 90 | 273 | 268 | 242 | 229 | 173 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 78 | 101 | 106 | 108 | 104 | 17 | 77 | 33 | 16 | 42 | 19 | 17 | 112 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 156 | 210 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 486 | 478 | 1441 | 1412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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