Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 10PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2281 | 2061 | 1761 | 1559 | 1301 | 1099 | 1014 | 955 | 1578 | 1980 | 1848 | 1629 | 1303 | 972 | 1060 | 471 | 347 | 368 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.56m | 11:53AM1.40m | 00:29AM1.62m | 1:17PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.79m | 5:48AM0.74m | 6:06PM0.76m | 7:10AM0.61m | 7:28PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | |  |  | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2281 | 2061 | 1761 | 1559 | 1301 | 1099 | 1014 | 955 | 1578 | 1980 | 1848 | 1629 | 1303 | 972 | 25 | 471 | 347 | 336 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 53 | 64 | 47 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 32 | 57 | — | — | 10 | 48 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1060 | 245 | 303 | 368 | 332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 1594 | 1114 | 2387 | 4 |
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