
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 3PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1399 | 742 | 664 | 670 | 755 | 854 | 796 | 739 | 687 | 643 | 656 | 598 | 514 | 452 | 529 | 446 | 445 | 501 | 461 | 639 | 403 | 531 | 1009 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.83m | 5:48PM1.88m | 5:58AM1.71m | 6:12PM1.73m | 6:23AM1.56m | 6:36PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.32m | 11:58PM0.41m | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:22AM0.55m | 12:24PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 13 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 |
994 | 742 | 664 | 670 | 755 | 854 | 796 | 739 | 687 | 643 | 656 | 598 | 514 | 452 | 386 | 333 | 327 | 333 | 333 | 474 | 331 | 327 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 18 | — | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | NE 7 |
55 | 51 | 49 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | — | 5 | 16 | 34 | 93 | 22 | 21 | 340 | 19 | 50 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 17 | — | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | 38 | — | 104 | 21 | 75 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
1399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 198 | 440 | 529 | 446 | 445 | 501 | 461 | 639 | 403 | 531 | 1009 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 107 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 856 | 856 | 906 | 894 | 894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 81 | 107 |
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