Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 669 | 581 | 572 | 519 | 642 | 608 | 1826 | 1002 | 2049 | 1895 | 1817 | 1610 | 1633 | 1894 | 2243 | 2243 | 2147 | 2116 | 1948 | 1890 | 1684 | 1634 | 1401 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.43m | 9:56PM1.67m | 10:35AM1.40m | 11:15PM1.68m | 12:02PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.68m | 3:12PM0.65m | 4:37AM0.68m | 4:37PM0.68m | 6:00AM0.62m | 6:04PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 653 | 669 | 581 | 572 | 519 | 642 | 608 | 1826 | 1002 | 2049 | 1895 | 1817 | 1610 | 1633 | 1894 | 2243 | 2243 | 2147 | 2116 | 1948 | 1890 | 1684 | 1634 | 1401 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 196 | 194 | 256 | 333 | 408 | 18 | 597 | 9 | 469 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | S 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 90 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 421 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
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