Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 3PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 594 | 2356 | 1850 | 1346 | 878 | 449 | 1045 | 1321 | 1472 | 1447 | 1130 | 943 | 704 | 600 | 506 | 498 | 421 | 414 | 120 | 232 | 371 | 454 | 368 | 745 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.74m | 2:45AM1.88m | 3:15PM1.83m | 3:32AM1.92m | 4:02PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.36m | 8:31PM0.37m | 9:03AM0.27m | 9:21PM0.31m | 9:48AM0.21m | 10:09PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 161 | 156 | 1346 | 878 | 449 | 1045 | 1321 | 1472 | 1447 | 1130 | 943 | 704 | 600 | 237 | 215 | 208 | 176 | 120 | 277 | 277 | 218 | 368 | 745 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 80 | 5 | 2 | 153 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 506 | 498 | 421 | 414 | — | 78 | 57 | 38 | 133 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 13 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 594 | 2356 | 1850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 29 | 113 | 200 | 423 | 362 | 362 | — | 764 | 232 | 371 | 454 | 752 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 862 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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