
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 10AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | S 6 | S 7 | E 10 | S 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
395 | 353 | 335 | 242 | 211 | 135 | 95 | 198 | 148 | 236 | 172 | 144 | 59 | 53 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 41 | 106 | 103 | 45 | 332 | 1087 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.47m | 2:37AM1.57m | 3:06PM1.60m | 3:13AM1.67m | 3:38PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.66m | 8:30PM0.69m | 8:53AM0.54m | 9:09PM0.58m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:42PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 17 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
395 | 353 | 335 | 242 | 211 | 135 | 95 | 76 | 46 | 97 | 96 | 83 | 59 | 53 | 33 | 87 | 73 | 237 | 348 | 404 | 295 | 284 | 237 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
213 | 265 | 312 | 372 | 303 | 289 | 155 | 115 | 115 | 188 | 120 | 110 | 97 | 69 | 98 | 19 | 146 | 115 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | — | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | E 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 6 | 7 | 111 | — | 6 | 147 | 198 | 148 | 35 | 82 | 42 | 40 | 53 | 24 | 86 | 11 | 41 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 |
— | — | — | 12 | 32 | 54 | 92 | 104 | 109 | 236 | 172 | 144 | — | 121 | 34 | 64 | 109 | 114 | 106 | 103 | 134 | 332 | 1087 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 695 | 695 | 423 | 218 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 404 |
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