Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | E 7 | SE 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 432 | 177 | 132 | 108 | 84 | 80 | 77 | 64 | 47 | 60 | 123 | 154 | 148 | 183 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 127 | 125 | 399 | 160 | 94 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.46m | 8:12PM1.36m | 9:46AM1.39m | 10:28PM1.30m | 11:39AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.64m | 2:04PM0.84m | 2:49AM0.77m | 4:22PM0.89m | 4:54AM0.78m | 6:08PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 242 | 177 | 132 | 108 | 84 | 79 | 62 | 64 | 47 | 60 | 40 | 154 | 148 | 183 | 39 | 100 | 100 | 127 | 125 | 19 | 31 | 80 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 10 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 6 | — | E 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 25 | 68 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 123 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 92 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 7 | — | 64 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NNE 6 | — | — | SSW 9 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 29 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 52 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 28 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | S 6 | — | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 325 | 432 | — | 2 | 18 | 40 | 78 | 69 | 82 | 72 | 99 | 14 | 31 | — | 74 | 13 | 82 | 98 | 112 | 102 | 399 | 160 | 94 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 59 | 153 | 155 | 54 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 121 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 155 | 210 | 213 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
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