Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
433 | 400 | 222 | 171 | 204 | 219 | 233 | 233 | 235 | 228 | 288 | 288 | 332 | 450 | 468 | 450 | 432 | 494 | 580 | 646 | 646 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26PM2.07m | 4:37AM2.00m | 4:59PM2.09m | 5:10AM1.98m | 5:30PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.12m | 10:35PM0.18m | 10:45AM0.09m | 11:08PM0.18m | 11:17AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 |
433 | 400 | 222 | 171 | 204 | 219 | 233 | 233 | 235 | 228 | 288 | 288 | 332 | 450 | 468 | 450 | 432 | 494 | 15 | 646 | 646 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
85 | 75 | 80 | 107 | 109 | 95 | 91 | 88 | 104 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 |
37 | 63 | 128 | 76 | 46 | 129 | 205 | 106 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | E 10 | — | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 36 | 21 | 31 | 35 | — | 580 | — | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 701 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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