
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
442 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 278 | 298 | 233 | 215 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 108 | 106 | 101 | 77 | 77 | 1215 | 1454 | 1227 | 814 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.33m | 9:34PM1.41m | 10:13AM1.23m | 11:07PM1.35m | 12:17PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.77m | 2:58PM0.77m | 4:10AM0.86m | 4:18PM0.88m | 6:01AM0.86m | 6:17PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 20 | SSW 18 | S 10 |
442 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 278 | 163 | 117 | 117 | 91 | 75 | 54 | 232 | 108 | 106 | 101 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 194 | 337 | 814 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 17 |
193 | 237 | 296 | 305 | 285 | 261 | 201 | 137 | 236 | 232 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 189 | 56 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 42 | 42 | 482 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 22 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 |
14 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 135 | 99 | 58 | 109 | 213 | 164 | 164 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
15 | 43 | 47 | 18 | 36 | 107 | 262 | 236 | 298 | 233 | 215 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 699 | 405 | 968 | 1202 | 1332 | 1215 | 1454 | 1227 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 334 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 665 | 405 | 404 | 432 | 404 | 54 | 0 |
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