Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 211 | 212 | 194 | 596 | 1087 | 408 | 345 | 277 | 223 | 195 | 171 | 176 | 147 | 190 | 255 | 342 | 371 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 303 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.99m | 4:12PM2.11m | 4:32AM1.97m | 4:47PM2.03m | 5:10AM1.89m | 5:24PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.14m | 10:26PM0.14m | 10:36AM0.21m | 11:02PM0.21m | 11:14AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 200 | 211 | 162 | 78 | 4 | 6 | 408 | 345 | 214 | 186 | 172 | 171 | 176 | 147 | 190 | 255 | 342 | 371 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 303 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 38 | 81 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 223 | 195 | 140 | 112 | 112 | 94 | 81 | 62 | 66 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 21 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 51 | 84 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 37 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 212 | 194 | 596 | 1087 | 373 | 223 | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 70 | 38 | 52 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 906 | 237 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 906 | 906 | 4 | 4 |
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