
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
253 | 117 | 146 | 132 | 142 | 142 | 125 | 110 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 188 | 188 | 155 | 235 | 343 | 343 | 344 | 210 | 195 | 161 | 163 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.89m | 4:50PM1.97m | 5:05AM1.81m | 5:15PM1.86m | 5:31AM1.70m | 5:40PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.26m | 11:02PM0.29m | 11:06AM0.37m | 11:27PM0.40m | 11:32AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
253 | 117 | 146 | 132 | 142 | 142 | 125 | 110 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 188 | 188 | 155 | 235 | 230 | 230 | 225 | 30 | 195 | 161 | 163 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
70 | 98 | 22 | 20 | — | 19 | 31 | 110 | 64 | 38 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | — | 30 | 76 | 88 | 97 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | — | SW 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 17 | — | SW 11 | SW 10 |
5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 19 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 50 | 31 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | 29 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
20 | 143 | 277 | 269 | 320 | 381 | 225 | 204 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 77 | 343 | 343 | 344 | 210 | — | 7 | 12 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 210 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 684 | 685 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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