Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1225 | 1553 | 1315 | 1021 | 897 | 802 | 697 | 617 | 676 | 977 | 676 | 876 | 1108 | 973 | 1131 | 1274 | 933 | 1089 | 907 | 1070 | 947 | 821 | 471 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.75m | 4:07PM1.83m | 4:14AM1.81m | 4:36PM1.91m | 4:43AM1.85m | 5:04PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.39m | 10:23AM0.27m | 10:43PM0.34m | 10:50AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 174 | 1182 | 1039 | 1021 | 897 | 136 | 697 | 617 | 547 | 572 | 234 | 231 | 61 | 207 | 61 | 480 | 156 | 74 | 907 | 145 | 104 | 66 | 205 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 172 | 83 | 87 | 136 | 158 | 130 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 61 | — | 63 | — | 41 | 49 | 18 | — | 347 | 59 | 89 | 66 | 280 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 64 | 167 | 165 | 158 | — | 165 | 66 | 181 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 126 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 1225 | 1553 | 1315 | — | — | 802 | — | — | 676 | 977 | 676 | 876 | 1108 | 973 | 1131 | 1274 | 933 | 1089 | 595 | 1070 | 947 | 821 | 471 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 1214 | 404 | 237 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 887 | 896 | 906 | 0 | 0 |
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