Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 137 | 113 | 107 | 127 | 238 | 177 | 107 | 36 | 106 | 106 | 50 | 50 | 64 | 100 | 257 | 639 | 1029 | 1396 | 947 | 443 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:39AM1.48m | 00:09AM1.39m | 12:43PM1.62m | 1:06AM1.53m | 1:27PM1.75m | 1:46AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.78m | 6:08PM0.77m | 6:16AM0.67m | 7:05PM0.62m | 7:08AM0.55m | 7:45PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | 6:21 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 80 | 110 | 107 | 127 | 171 | 130 | 107 | 36 | 106 | 106 | 50 | 50 | 131 | 135 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 947 | 443 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 127 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 47 | 117 | 113 | 83 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 167 | 35 | 154 | 143 | 137 | 96 | 25 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 23 | 78 | 128 | 56 | 163 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 38 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 72 | 87 | 92 | 80 | 137 | 39 | 35 | 60 | 238 | 177 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 49 | 64 | 100 | 257 | 639 | 1029 | 1396 | 90 | 263 | 708 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 121 | 81 | 153 | 780 | 780 | 1 | 320 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 740 | 862 | 862 | 1 | 87 | 59 | 285 | 54 |
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