Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 10 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 50 | 30 | 35 | 21 | 51 | 58 | 226 | 40 | 1003 | 957 | 971 | 1028 | 1697 | 2437 | 2581 | 2249 | 1977 | 1895 | 1632 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.43m | 9:47PM1.55m | 10:21AM1.38m | 11:11PM1.53m | 11:57AM1.41m | 00:35AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.68m | 3:12PM0.63m | 4:16AM0.72m | 4:34PM0.69m | 5:45AM0.69m | 6:07PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 52 | 34 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 30 | 35 | 21 | 51 | 58 | 226 | 990 | 1003 | 957 | 971 | 1028 | 1697 | 2437 | 2581 | 2249 | 1977 | 1895 | 1632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 54 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 85 | 186 | 355 | 40 | 19 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | 18 | 29 | 50 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 35 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 121 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 329 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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