Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 96 | 157 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 169 | 199 | 238 | 155 | 269 | 336 | 408 | 588 | 650 | 1038 | 1697 | 1371 | 1587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:29PM2.13m | 4:41AM2.00m | 4:56PM2.09m | 5:08AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.14m | 10:45AM0.13m | 11:06PM0.19m | 11:12AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 94 | 96 | 157 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 169 | 199 | 315 | 283 | 266 | 196 | 176 | 123 | 135 | 109 | 79 | 442 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 69 | 89 | 88 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 71 | 329 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 7 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 8 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 274 | 52 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 54 | — | — | 48 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 37 | 58 | 46 | — | 238 | 155 | 269 | 336 | 408 | 588 | 650 | 1038 | 1697 | 1371 | 1587 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 780 | 862 | 695 | 695 | 701 | 554 | 554 | 554 | 408 | 268 |
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