
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 185 | 177 | 140 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 111 | 88 | 151 | 232 | 321 | 464 | 393 | 345 | 331 | 478 | 246 | 191 | 159 | 131 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.70m | 5:40PM1.72m | 5:59AM1.57m | 6:06PM1.57m | 6:32AM1.44m | 6:36PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.50m | 11:53PM0.52m | 11:58AM0.64m | 00:21AM0.66m | 12:30PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
225 | 185 | 177 | 140 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 111 | 88 | 198 | 191 | 126 | 121 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 183 | 246 | 191 | 159 | 131 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — |
32 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 44 | 88 | 6 | 3 | 104 | 149 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 119 | 151 | 44 | 34 | 33 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | 11 | 16 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 151 | 232 | 321 | 464 | 393 | 345 | 331 | 478 | 24 | 35 | 37 | 59 | 106 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 687 | 285 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 404 | 154 | 155 | 0 | 0 |
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