Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 177 | 758 | 1780 | 2979 | 4037 | 4105 | 3528 | 2311 | 1804 | 1509 | 1172 | 806 | 788 | 772 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.67m | 2:57AM1.68m | 3:17PM1.82m | 3:25AM1.80m | 3:43PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.54m | 9:04AM0.41m | 9:24PM0.40m | 9:31AM0.28m | 9:51PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 387 | 908 | 847 | 669 | 547 | 739 | 758 | 1780 | 2979 | 4037 | 4105 | 3528 | 2311 | 1804 | 1509 | 1172 | 806 | 784 | 772 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | SSW 14 | E 9 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 12 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 235 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 177 | 82 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | 281 | 211 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 33 | 35 | 28 | 29 | — | 56 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 54 | 98 | 310 | 610 | 788 | 623 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 695 | 701 | 856 | 695 | 683 |
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