
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
243 | 163 | 131 | 153 | 130 | 104 | 108 | 266 | 216 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 62 | 58 | 212 | 66 | 440 | 655 | 685 | 585 | 512 | 413 | 205 | 193 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.86m | 2:21AM1.74m | 2:34PM1.93m | 2:52AM1.80m | 3:04PM1.98m | 3:22AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.45m | 8:19PM0.38m | 8:21AM0.37m | 8:49PM0.31m | 8:52AM0.32m | 9:18PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | 6:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 |
243 | 163 | 131 | 153 | 51 | 58 | 60 | 266 | 216 | 288 | 411 | 378 | 51 | 52 | 45 | 66 | 66 | 170 | 317 | 512 | 512 | 413 | 205 | 193 | 295 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
96 | 93 | 105 | 85 | 83 | 109 | 79 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 62 | 58 | 125 | 86 | 117 | 55 | 57 | 38 | 504 | 475 | 515 | 507 | 411 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
— | — | 64 | 62 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 42 | 74 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 64 | 50 | 34 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 37 | — | — | 130 | 104 | 108 | 149 | — | — | — | 4 | 437 | 156 | 212 | 141 | 440 | 655 | 685 | 585 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 155 | 862 | 862 | 404 | 155 | 155 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 54 | 47 | 121 | 154 | 329 | 329 | 1244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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