
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 2PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
209 | 209 | 234 | 374 | 531 | 537 | 443 | 342 | 286 | 389 | 172 | 140 | 112 | 109 | 86 | 64 | 53 | 52 | 125 | 170 | 141 | 157 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.61m | 6:54PM1.54m | 7:50AM1.46m | 8:12PM1.36m | 9:46AM1.39m | 10:28PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.67m | 1:19AM0.64m | 2:04PM0.84m | 2:49AM0.77m | 4:22PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
99 | 99 | 79 | 64 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 220 | 172 | 140 | 112 | 109 | 86 | 64 | 48 | 45 | 125 | 49 | 47 | 67 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 |
25 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 68 | 67 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 64 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 13 |
7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 47 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
209 | 209 | 234 | 374 | 531 | 537 | 443 | 342 | 286 | 389 | 1 | 24 | 42 | 38 | 31 | 62 | 122 | 115 | 101 | 170 | 141 | 157 | 206 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 334 | 404 | 404 | 476 | 403 | 15 | 218 | 0 | 18 | 153 | 155 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 54 | 54 | 155 | 329 | 0 | 0 |
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