
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dias Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dias Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dias Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
560 | 838 | 742 | 774 | 757 | 878 | 769 | 669 | 608 | 626 | 616 | 500 | 500 | 399 | 392 | 192 | 234 | 234 | 147 | 234 | 239 | 256 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.34m | 8:07PM1.29m | 10:28AM1.33m | 11:01PM1.29m | 12:04PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM1.05m | 3:05AM0.96m | 5:17PM1.04m | 5:28AM0.90m | 6:26PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
560 | 838 | 742 | 774 | 757 | 878 | 769 | 669 | 608 | 626 | 616 | 500 | 500 | 399 | 392 | 192 | 234 | 234 | 147 | 234 | 239 | 256 | 441 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
150 | 56 | 86 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 55 | 83 | 112 | 87 | 90 | 68 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 49 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
77 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 73 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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