Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 347 | 454 | 474 | 520 | 584 | 600 | 358 | 610 | 554 | 655 | 679 | 935 | 902 | 955 | 777 | 878 | 1238 | 2084 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28PM2.22m | 4:47AM2.02m | 5:02PM2.16m | 5:23AM1.92m | 5:40PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.16m | 10:41AM0.23m | 11:10PM0.25m | 11:14AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 332 | 347 | 454 | 474 | 520 | 584 | 600 | 358 | 121 | 280 | 111 | 679 | 593 | 521 | 597 | 777 | 183 | 969 | 1361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 41 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 80 | 127 | 335 | 120 | 116 | 83 | 226 | 220 | 196 | 186 | 368 | 133 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 13 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 160 | 13 | — | — | 62 | 94 | 201 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 71 | 104 | 116 | 159 | 610 | 554 | 655 | — | 935 | 902 | 955 | — | 878 | 1238 | 2084 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 41 | 62 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 23 | 41 | 62 | 62 | 256 | 23 | 23 |
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