
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 4PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
370 | 575 | 923 | 923 | 964 | 859 | 763 | 628 | 478 | 412 | 328 | 214 | 220 | 210 | 203 | 234 | 230 | 289 | 498 | 639 | 551 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.95m | 5:55AM1.78m | 6:12PM1.77m | 6:35AM1.61m | 6:53PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.26m | 11:50PM0.33m | 12:00PM0.42m | 00:27AM0.48m | 12:41PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
370 | 575 | 923 | 923 | 964 | 859 | 763 | 628 | 478 | 412 | 328 | 214 | 160 | 111 | 109 | 83 | 61 | 48 | 32 | 21 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
151 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 45 | 25 | 21 | 59 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 87 | 17 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | E 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 58 | 49 | 129 | 123 | 220 | 210 | 203 | 234 | 230 | 289 | 498 | 639 | 551 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 701 | 713 | 906 | 713 | 153 | 121 | 121 | 213 | 685 | 462 | 403 | 423 | 218 |
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