
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
99 | 97 | 78 | 78 | 61 | 57 | 64 | 46 | 70 | 115 | 165 | 186 | 158 | 108 | 66 | 51 | 116 | 415 | 585 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.88m | 2:55AM1.81m | 3:11PM2.01m | 3:22AM1.92m | 3:38PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM0.35m | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:21PM0.23m | 9:26AM0.16m | 9:48PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 |
99 | 97 | 78 | 78 | 256 | 292 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 242 | 265 | 155 | 158 | 108 | 66 | 51 | 124 | 385 | 344 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 |
46 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 61 | 57 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 46 | 16 | 22 | 147 | 133 | 97 | 93 | 67 | 6 | 346 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | — | SSE 8 |
18 | 56 | 55 | 134 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 23 | — | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 84 | 47 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 64 | 46 | 70 | 115 | 165 | 186 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 116 | 415 | 585 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 266 | 0 | 0 |
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