Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 651 | 619 | 457 | 524 | 809 | 1569 | 1360 | 1238 | 1015 | 989 | 861 | 707 | 659 | 591 | 500 | 409 | 176 | 154 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.86m | 3:25AM1.88m | 3:50PM2.00m | 4:03AM1.96m | 4:26PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.35m | 9:36AM0.20m | 9:59PM0.24m | 10:12AM0.12m | 10:35PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 181 | 619 | 457 | 524 | 809 | 1569 | 1360 | 1238 | 1015 | 989 | 861 | 707 | 659 | 591 | 500 | 409 | 176 | 154 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 126 | 303 | 314 | 422 | 544 | 96 | 119 | 83 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 47 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 102 | 104 | 148 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | S 26 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 23 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 215 | 83 | 163 | 145 | 102 | — | 13 | 40 | 63 | 11 | 39 | 64 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 63 | 102 | 76 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 651 | — | 428 | 428 | 334 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 802 | 906 | 887 | 780 | 780 | 906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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