
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
135 | 99 | 117 | 153 | 141 | 108 | 103 | 57 | 41 | 43 | 2306 | 2300 | 2198 | 1892 | 1566 | 1351 | 1284 | 1098 | 844 | 758 | 722 | 667 | 599 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.48m | 1:51AM1.59m | 2:27PM1.68m | 2:43AM1.75m | 3:12PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.68m | 7:39PM0.67m | 8:10AM0.50m | 8:36PM0.50m | 8:56AM0.33m | 9:21PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 |
135 | 99 | 117 | 153 | 141 | 108 | 103 | 57 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 90 | 121 | 149 | 181 | 181 | 599 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
110 | 43 | 78 | 149 | 135 | 116 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 71 | 163 | 215 | 273 | 571 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 |
47 | 108 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 86 | 52 | 105 | 164 | 117 | 181 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
— | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 246 | 554 | 1017 | 2002 | 2306 | 2300 | 2198 | 1892 | 1566 | 1351 | 1284 | 1098 | 844 | 758 | 722 | 667 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 665 | 153 | 210 | 354 | 739 | 685 | 404 | 404 | 329 | 285 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 906 | 906 | 1244 | 906 | 780 |
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