Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 172 | 675 | 904 | 730 | 568 | 476 | 437 | 342 | 286 | 241 | 223 | 149 | 144 | 135 | 271 | 306 | 270 | 272 | 417 | 537 | 1273 | 1630 | 1446 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:02AM1.98m | 3:19PM2.14m | 3:36AM2.04m | 3:53PM2.20m | 4:08AM2.05m | 4:24PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.24m | 9:32PM0.21m | 9:37AM0.18m | 10:01PM0.18m | 10:05AM0.17m | 10:30PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 13 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 134 | 675 | 904 | 730 | 568 | 476 | 437 | 342 | 286 | 241 | 54 | 113 | 143 | 135 | 40 | 63 | 80 | 236 | 417 | 457 | 1273 | 1630 | 1446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 19 | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 172 | 69 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 223 | 149 | 144 | 71 | 49 | 48 | 85 | 272 | 56 | 267 | 28 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 14 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 64 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 52 | 21 | 42 | 33 | 78 | 8 | 48 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 271 | 306 | 270 | — | 294 | 537 | 978 | 1190 | 1332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 345 | 62 | 41 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 340 | 1147 | 303 | 62 |
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