Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 725 | 725 | 740 | 770 | 831 | 831 | 723 | 621 | 541 | 520 | 449 | 440 | 379 | 327 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.92m | 4:43PM1.98m | 4:55AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | 5:34AM1.89m | 6:01PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.16m | 10:51PM0.26m | 11:06AM0.15m | 11:31PM0.27m | 11:44AM0.18m | 00:10AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 802 | 725 | 725 | 740 | 770 | 831 | 831 | 723 | 621 | 541 | 520 | 449 | 440 | 379 | 327 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 80 | 92 | 46 | 24 | 139 | 98 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 26 | 24 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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