
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 8PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 739 | 900 | 838 | 802 | 1060 | 674 | 996 | 736 | 674 | 613 | 625 | 535 | 504 | 431 | 432 | 415 | 575 | 939 | 980 | 964 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:35PM2.14m | 4:49AM1.99m | 5:06PM2.07m | 5:21AM1.91m | 5:37PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.14m | 10:54AM0.15m | 11:17PM0.21m | 11:25AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 700 | 20 | 736 | 736 | 674 | 613 | 625 | 535 | 504 | 431 | 432 | 415 | 575 | 939 | 980 | 964 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
10 | — | 9 | 8 | — | 19 | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 50 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
678 | 739 | 900 | 838 | 802 | 1060 | 674 | 996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1238 | 894 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 894 | 887 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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