
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 485 | 655 | 1387 | 1725 | 1921 | 1852 | 1604 | 994 | 675 | 601 | 606 | 606 | 685 | 632 | 580 | 618 | 643 | 586 | 586 | 510 | 443 | 379 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:08AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | 5:34AM1.83m | 5:48PM1.88m | 5:58AM1.71m | 6:12PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.20m | 11:32PM0.29m | 11:37AM0.32m | 11:58PM0.41m | 12:00PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
51 | 123 | 138 | 109 | 121 | 48 | 67 | 63 | 994 | 675 | 601 | 606 | 606 | 685 | 632 | 580 | 618 | 643 | 586 | 586 | 510 | 443 | 379 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
174 | 11 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 34 | — | — | 55 | 51 | 49 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | S 16 | SW 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SW 12 |
16 | 15 | 54 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | 26 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
338 | 485 | 655 | 1387 | 1725 | 1921 | 1852 | 1604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 138 | 275 | 321 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 695 | 554 | 554 | 562 | 483 | 408 | 222 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 862 | 906 | 894 | 887 |
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