
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
320 | 369 | 307 | 295 | 445 | 207 | 213 | 481 | 373 | 325 | 274 | 234 | 230 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 153 | 127 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 144 | 154 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.74m | 2:32PM1.94m | 2:47AM1.86m | 3:03PM2.04m | 3:17AM1.93m | 3:31PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.34m | 8:45PM0.29m | 8:50AM0.24m | 9:14PM0.21m | 9:20AM0.18m | 9:42PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
320 | 369 | 307 | 295 | 68 | 207 | 151 | 481 | 373 | 325 | 274 | 234 | 230 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 153 | 127 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 144 | 154 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | S 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
60 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 207 | 57 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 120 | 118 | 79 | 75 | 32 | 137 | 160 | 139 | 129 | 86 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 |
44 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 197 | 48 | 58 | 133 | 180 | 160 | 146 | 138 | 123 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 74 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | 445 | 106 | 213 | — | 105 | 93 | — | — | — | 71 | 45 | 74 | 106 | 117 | 77 | 52 | 35 | 17 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 476 | 685 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 685 | 432 | 54 | 155 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 138 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
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