Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 2AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 904 | 854 | 817 | 711 | 690 | 596 | 551 | 469 | 389 | 344 | 278 | 274 | 247 | 247 | 243 | 239 | 283 | 424 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25PM2.18m | 3:42AM2.00m | 3:54PM2.16m | 4:10AM1.98m | 4:22PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.23m | 9:35AM0.26m | 9:59PM0.25m | 10:01AM0.29m | 10:24PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 904 | 854 | 817 | 711 | 690 | 596 | 551 | 469 | 389 | 344 | 278 | 274 | 247 | 247 | 243 | 239 | 283 | 424 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 44 | 66 | 83 | 81 | 103 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | ESE 7 | — | SW 4 | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 42 | 29 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 22 | 15 | — | 2 | — | 106 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
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