Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 46 | 336 | 636 | 773 | 939 | 1019 | 1022 | 946 | 849 | 675 | 614 | 521 | 888 | 1090 | 261 | 818 | 640 | 618 | 460 | 429 | 627 | 634 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.65m | 6:05PM1.66m | 6:12AM1.58m | 6:46PM1.62m | 6:52AM1.50m | 7:32PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.53m | 11:49AM0.45m | 00:12AM0.59m | 12:25PM0.51m | 00:55AM0.65m | 1:06PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 67 | 46 | 336 | 636 | 773 | 939 | 1019 | 1022 | 946 | 849 | 675 | 614 | 521 | 353 | 302 | 932 | 818 | 640 | 618 | 460 | 354 | 627 | 634 | 649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 90 | 46 | 100 | 86 | 53 | 104 | 110 | 116 | 95 | 100 | 86 | 69 | 58 | 80 | 261 | 261 | 215 | 207 | 233 | 429 | 356 | 307 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 64 | 13 | 44 | 37 | 54 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 46 | 41 | 54 | 71 | 44 | 33 | 106 | 132 | 103 | 96 | 73 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 29 | 48 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 143 | 259 | 302 | 888 | 1090 | 1810 | 1491 | 1237 | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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