
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 4AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
373 | 325 | 274 | 234 | 194 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 127 | 132 | 135 | 138 | 147 | 154 | 123 | 118 | 263 | 261 | 167 | 359 | 804 | 629 | 481 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.86m | 3:03PM2.04m | 3:17AM1.93m | 3:31PM2.09m | 3:45AM1.96m | 3:58PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.24m | 9:14PM0.21m | 9:20AM0.18m | 9:42PM0.16m | 9:47AM0.17m | 10:10PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
373 | 325 | 274 | 234 | 194 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 127 | 132 | 135 | 138 | 147 | 154 | 123 | 118 | 132 | 163 | 90 | 113 | 79 | 629 | 404 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
42 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 108 | 138 | 163 | 141 | 131 | 40 | 86 | 60 | 115 | 90 | 80 | 81 | 2 | 105 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 8 | SSW 16 |
180 | 160 | 144 | 138 | 123 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 87 | 26 | 26 | 62 | 35 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 |
80 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 59 | 87 | 80 | 36 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 30 | 88 | 263 | 261 | 167 | 359 | 804 | — | 481 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 685 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 685 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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