Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 157 | 68 | 387 | 1549 | 2527 | 2293 | 1889 | 31 | 85 | 2694 | 2694 | 2124 | 1081 | 2468 | 3088 | 2803 | 2366 | 1854 | 1530 | 1268 | 1119 | 1001 | 861 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58AM1.75m | 5:23PM1.80m | 5:29AM1.73m | 5:56PM1.80m | 6:02AM1.69m | 6:30PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.33m | 11:29PM0.44m | 11:39AM0.34m | 00:03AM0.46m | 12:11PM0.36m | 00:39AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 149 | 157 | 42 | 66 | 52 | 2527 | 2293 | 1889 | 2079 | 2287 | 2694 | 2694 | 2124 | 894 | 2468 | 3088 | 2803 | 2366 | 1854 | 1530 | 1268 | 1119 | 1001 | 861 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 14 | SSW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 168 | 231 | 155 | 157 | 12 | 51 | 40 | 30 | 31 | 85 | 82 | 115 | 112 | 1081 | 176 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 64 | 63 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 21 | SW 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 111 | 84 | 68 | 23 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 7 | — | 114 | 103 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 93 | 93 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 250 | 169 | 387 | 1549 | 3825 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 665 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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