Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 10PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
771 | 610 | 482 | 432 | 369 | 169 | 165 | 266 | 106 | 164 | 130 | 90 | 62 | 76 | 48 | 50 | 235 | 29 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.40m | 2:22PM1.50m | 2:28AM1.55m | 2:50PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.85m | 8:07AM0.70m | 8:27PM0.69m | 8:37AM0.55m | 8:57PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
771 | 610 | 482 | 432 | 369 | 169 | 165 | 266 | 106 | 164 | 130 | 90 | 62 | 76 | 421 | 507 | 387 | 908 | 837 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SE 12 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 135 | 133 | 6 | 82 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 144 | 269 | 48 | 50 | 235 | 29 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | S 17 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | 14 | — | 6 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 146 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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