Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 2AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 20 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 487 | 431 | 1142 | 1088 | 1167 | 1036 | 1002 | 895 | 524 | 381 | 331 | 276 | 270 | 260 | 209 | 169 | 135 | 176 | 386 | 298 | 233 | 88 | 279 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.75m | 7:20AM1.60m | 7:56PM1.66m | 8:11AM1.48m | 8:51PM1.57m | 9:11AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.53m | 1:31PM0.48m | 2:11AM0.63m | 2:22PM0.59m | 3:12AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 210 | 232 | 1142 | 1088 | 1167 | 1036 | 1002 | 895 | 524 | 381 | 331 | 276 | 270 | 260 | 209 | 169 | 135 | 129 | 170 | 142 | 117 | 88 | 70 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 86 | 57 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 96 | 73 | 71 | 53 | 279 | 343 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 45 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 487 | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 52 | 82 | 74 | 50 | 46 | 57 | 83 | 120 | 176 | 386 | 298 | 233 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 695 | 695 | 554 | 121 | 218 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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