Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 46 | 83 | 144 | 88 | 62 | 62 | 80 | 88 | 93 | 172 | 212 | 207 | 192 | 273 | 1565 | 1409 | 966 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.09m | 3:23AM1.97m | 3:39PM2.13m | 3:57AM1.99m | 4:12PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.16m | 9:27AM0.14m | 9:52PM0.12m | 10:01AM0.14m | 10:26PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | |  |  | | | |  | |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 46 | 48 | 37 | 84 | 62 | 62 | 80 | 42 | 93 | 172 | 212 | 207 | 192 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 83 | 61 | 37 | 20 | 47 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 55 | 48 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | W 2 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 194 | 165 | 144 | 88 | 69 | 56 | 61 | 88 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 273 | 1565 | 1409 | 966 | 339 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 54 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 906 | 1220 | 102 | 0 |
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