Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 8 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 48 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 62 | 119 | 411 | 957 | 1599 | 878 | 465 | 291 | 211 | 176 | 194 | 104 | 101 | 233 | 81 | 266 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06AM1.53m | 1:27PM1.75m | 1:46AM1.64m | 2:03PM1.86m | 2:21AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.62m | 7:08AM0.55m | 7:45PM0.49m | 7:47AM0.45m | 8:19PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | |  |  | |  | | | | |  |  | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 63 | 48 | 36 | 33 | 93 | 133 | 137 | 133 | 89 | 1039 | 516 | 465 | 291 | 211 | 176 | 194 | 265 | 101 | 81 | 81 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 13 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 154 | 143 | 24 | 133 | 21 | 39 | 25 | — | — | 87 | 93 | 96 | 181 | 93 | 55 | 140 | 104 | 57 | 43 | 106 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 137 | 39 | 39 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | 15 | 42 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 62 | 119 | 411 | 957 | 1599 | 878 | — | 277 | 47 | 197 | 275 | — | 188 | 233 | 34 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 685 | 562 | 404 | 121 | 89 | 32 | 47 | 155 | 665 | 862 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
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