Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
106 | 164 | 130 | 90 | 68 | 76 | 68 | 82 | 235 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 177 | 758 | 1375 | 2192 | 2930 | 3364 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.50m | 2:28AM1.55m | 2:50PM1.67m | 2:57AM1.68m | 3:17PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.69m | 8:37AM0.55m | 8:57PM0.54m | 9:04AM0.41m | 9:24PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
106 | 164 | 130 | 90 | 68 | 76 | 421 | 507 | 387 | 908 | 847 | 669 | 768 | 527 | 758 | 1375 | 2192 | 2930 | 3364 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 8 | ENE 5 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 13 | — | — |
82 | 44 | 10 | 12 | 144 | 269 | 68 | 2 | 235 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 177 | 140 | 6 | 13 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | S 17 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 73 | 146 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | 82 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 285 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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