Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 24 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1225 | 1514 | 987 | 1742 | 2048 | 881 | 735 | 1255 | 733 | 808 | 746 | 594 | 489 | 366 | 275 | 249 | 245 | 253 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.70m | 8:05AM1.45m | 8:49PM1.52m | 9:53AM1.35m | 10:53PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.71m | 1:53PM0.78m | 3:26AM0.85m | 4:17PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 470 | 23 | 180 | 805 | 651 | 17 | 257 | 37 | 60 | 594 | 489 | 329 | 275 | 245 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | WSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 24 |
| kJ | — | 336 | 37 | — | — | 128 | 130 | 17 | 16 | 64 | 53 | 55 | 82 | 127 | 45 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 418 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 28 | S 26 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 41 | 103 | 90 | 86 | 55 | 66 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 1225 | 1514 | 987 | 1742 | 2048 | 881 | 735 | 1255 | 733 | 808 | 746 | — | 482 | 366 | 243 | 249 | 245 | 253 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 678 | 1619 | 1196 | 1308 | 1456 | 1594 | 3551 | 445 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 23 | 41 | 336 | 340 | 336 | 62 | 62 |
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