Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
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 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 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) | S 12 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1840 | 31 | 2460 | 2806 | 2806 | 1995 | 1033 | 2392 | 3042 | 2995 | 2628 | 2179 | 1715 | 1384 | 1119 | 967 | 876 | 777 | 777 | 723 | 615 | 483 | 411 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.73m | 5:56PM1.80m | 6:02AM1.69m | 6:30PM1.78m | 6:36AM1.64m | 7:07PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.44m | 11:39AM0.34m | 00:03AM0.46m | 12:11PM0.36m | 00:39AM0.50m | 12:45PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1840 | 2182 | 2460 | 2806 | 2806 | 1995 | 849 | 2392 | 3042 | 2995 | 2628 | 2179 | 1715 | 1384 | 1119 | 967 | 876 | 777 | 777 | 723 | 615 | 483 | 411 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 14 | SSW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 115 | 1033 | 176 | 101 | 101 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 14 | NE 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 11 | S 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 114 | 104 | 103 | 98 | 98 | — | 90 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 29 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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