Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 1PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 1676 | 2405 | 2547 | 2247 | 2127 | 1868 | 1632 | 1419 | 1264 | 1103 | 927 | 971 | 1121 | 1077 | 941 | 713 | 690 | 584 | 565 | 472 | 464 | 454 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:57AM1.41m | 00:35AM1.58m | 1:19PM1.52m | 1:44AM1.67m | 2:23PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.69m | 6:07PM0.68m | 7:05AM0.60m | 7:27PM0.59m | 8:08AM0.46m | 8:29PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1048 | 1676 | 2405 | 2547 | 2247 | 2127 | 1868 | 1632 | 1419 | 1264 | 1103 | 927 | 971 | 1121 | 1077 | 941 | 713 | 690 | 584 | 565 | 472 | 464 | 454 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 40 | 48 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 179 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | — | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 67 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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