
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 5PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
736 | 674 | 687 | 625 | 603 | 504 | 490 | 339 | 370 | 575 | 923 | 964 | 964 | 859 | 689 | 639 | 508 | 334 | 260 | 214 | 230 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:06PM2.07m | 5:21AM1.91m | 5:37PM1.95m | 5:55AM1.78m | 6:12PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.15m | 11:17PM0.21m | 11:25AM0.26m | 11:50PM0.33m | 12:00PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
736 | 674 | 687 | 625 | 603 | 504 | 490 | 339 | 370 | 575 | 923 | 964 | 964 | 859 | 689 | 639 | 508 | 334 | 260 | 214 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 85 | 120 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | SW 13 | — | — | SW 14 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 51 | 48 | 44 | — | 7 | — | — | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | NNE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 72 | 109 | 173 | 192 | 230 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1239 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 894 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 107 | 701 | 856 | 713 | 121 |
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