Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 5PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 596 | 1518 | 1649 | 1656 | 1411 | 1358 | 1350 | 1599 | 2247 | 2223 | 2414 | 2203 | 1348 | 1137 | 1042 | 856 | 800 | 717 | 720 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:24PM2.19m | 4:38AM2.01m | 4:54PM2.13m | 5:07AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.17m | 10:30PM0.21m | 10:33AM0.20m | 10:56PM0.28m | 10:59AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 127 | 150 | 1518 | 1649 | 1656 | 1411 | 1358 | 1118 | 822 | 706 | 2223 | 1831 | 1611 | 1348 | 1137 | 1042 | 856 | 800 | 717 | 720 | 663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SE 13 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 422 | 596 | 8 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 585 | 439 | 352 | 342 | 269 | 189 | 181 | 172 | 127 | 199 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 20 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 268 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 309 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 305 | 347 | 609 | 1000 | 1405 | 1238 | 1350 | 1599 | 2247 | — | 2414 | 2203 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 41 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 62 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
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