
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
106 | 164 | 300 | 243 | 94 | 182 | 257 | 273 | 405 | 526 | 644 | 1100 | 1606 | 1371 | 1757 | 1480 | 1055 | 818 | 685 | 695 | 1109 | 1332 | 1216 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:41AM2.00m | 4:56PM2.09m | 5:08AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | 5:34AM1.83m | 5:48PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.13m | 11:06PM0.19m | 11:12AM0.20m | 11:32PM0.29m | 11:37AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
87 | 164 | 169 | 329 | 315 | 283 | 51 | 50 | 174 | 123 | 99 | 109 | 121 | 497 | 67 | 64 | 1055 | 818 | 685 | 695 | 780 | 920 | 826 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
106 | 85 | 71 | 52 | 78 | 52 | 266 | 196 | 43 | 7 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 34 | — | — | 56 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 39 | 274 | 35 | 54 | 31 | 54 | 69 | 8 | 7 | 53 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
33 | 39 | 300 | 243 | 94 | 182 | 257 | 273 | 405 | 526 | 644 | 1100 | 1606 | 1371 | 1757 | 1480 | — | — | — | — | 1109 | 1332 | 1216 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 906 | 780 | 862 | 862 | 695 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 554 | 403 | 222 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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