
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
253 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 184 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 117 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 106 | 92 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.60m | 7:53PM1.66m | 8:10AM1.47m | 8:52PM1.51m | 9:31AM1.34m | 10:33PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.50m | 2:09AM0.65m | 2:21PM0.65m | 3:21AM0.77m | 3:49PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
253 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 184 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 117 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 62 | 47 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 37 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 162 | 111 | 95 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 35 | 135 | 93 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 61 | 103 | 119 | 166 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 88 | 113 | 143 | 137 | 18 | 11 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 |
42 | 50 | — | 17 | 18 | 52 | 87 | 96 | 100 | 103 | 64 | 19 | 88 | 114 | 106 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 404 | 213 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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