Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 307 | 311 | 270 | 225 | 190 | 194 | 162 | 162 | 132 | 101 | 99 | 91 | 60 | 61 | 85 | 120 | 176 | 684 | 798 | 721 | 568 | 476 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.85m | 2:24AM1.87m | 2:44PM2.03m | 3:02AM1.98m | 3:19PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.48m | 8:22PM0.42m | 8:34AM0.34m | 8:59PM0.29m | 9:07AM0.24m | 9:32PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 307 | 311 | 270 | 225 | 190 | 194 | 162 | 162 | 132 | 101 | 79 | 82 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 136 | 684 | 798 | 721 | 568 | 476 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 210 | 127 | 127 | 121 | 96 | 67 | 68 | 41 | 57 | 41 | 99 | 38 | 44 | 61 | 85 | 120 | 59 | 41 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 18 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 117 | 72 | 94 | 77 | 49 | 59 | 46 | 30 | 57 | 54 | 42 | 91 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 176 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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