Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 268 | 420 | 396 | 454 | 604 | 639 | 902 | 660 | 816 | 795 | 893 | 1039 | 1010 | 1197 | 1100 | 993 | 895 | 748 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.88m | 6:48AM1.71m | 7:14PM1.78m | 7:24AM1.59m | 7:52PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.41m | 12:56PM0.37m | 1:26AM0.52m | 1:31PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 156 | 268 | 420 | 396 | 454 | 604 | 639 | 902 | 660 | 816 | 795 | 893 | 1039 | 1010 | 1197 | 1100 | 993 | 895 | 748 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SE 14 | E 10 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 173 | 121 | 121 | 90 | 316 | 325 | 272 | 94 | 261 | 194 | 218 | 173 | 96 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 43 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 50 | 45 | 175 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 38 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SW 8 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | 25 | 42 | — | — | 5 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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