Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 2PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 341 | 334 | 303 | 262 | 257 | 204 | 200 | 163 | 165 | 200 | 211 | 216 | 216 | 209 | 225 | 321 | 487 | 587 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:10AM1.89m | 5:24PM1.90m | 5:51AM1.76m | 6:05PM1.73m | 6:41AM1.61m | 6:54PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.33m | 11:40PM0.32m | 11:56AM0.49m | 00:23AM0.48m | 12:47PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 400 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 341 | 334 | 303 | 262 | 257 | 204 | 200 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 141 | 117 | 99 | 97 | 79 | 64 | 62 | 47 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 38 | 33 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 21 | SW 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | S 10 | — | SSW 17 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 66 | 33 | 2 | — | 29 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 54 | 72 | 58 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 49 | 88 | 131 | 165 | 200 | 211 | 216 | 216 | 209 | 225 | 321 | 487 | 587 | 452 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 1214 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 695 | 862 | 968 | 968 | 713 | 713 | 554 | 354 | 354 | 685 | 684 | 684 | 554 | 218 |
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