Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (03 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 50 | 56 | 341 | 636 | 1323 | 1258 | 1255 | 1236 | 1114 | 1147 | 1301 | 1278 | 1565 | 581 | 508 | 1184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03AM1.72m | 5:29PM1.70m | 5:36AM1.65m | 6:05PM1.66m | 6:12AM1.58m | 6:46PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.40m | 11:34PM0.53m | 11:49AM0.45m | 00:12AM0.59m | 12:25PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 10 |
37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 50 | 16 | 341 | 636 | 70 | 1258 | 1255 | 1236 | 1114 | 1147 | 1301 | 1278 | 69 | 581 | 508 | 1184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSE 11 |
13 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 120 | 46 | 100 | 44 | 51 | 69 | 72 | 48 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 105 | 54 | 43 | 56 | 459 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 15 | E 9 | NE 8 | ESE 9 |
28 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 88 | 17 | 33 | 49 | 57 | 31 | 69 | 65 | 40 | 46 | 41 | 4 | 54 | 35 | 86 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 4 | — | NE 3 | NNE 5 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 56 | 2 | 72 | 1323 | — | — | — | — | 379 | 194 | 349 | 1565 | 710 | 1368 | 1882 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 47 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 665 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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