
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
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 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
207 | 200 | 159 | 73 | 70 | 216 | 233 | 68 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 21 | 55 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.51m | 8:41PM1.62m | 8:59AM1.43m | 9:47PM1.55m | 10:21AM1.38m | 11:11PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.62m | 2:11PM0.54m | 3:00AM0.68m | 3:12PM0.63m | 4:16AM0.72m | 4:34PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
93 | 86 | 77 | 33 | 47 | 107 | 110 | 68 | 45 | 25 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 24 | 25 | 284 | 665 | 711 | 690 | 787 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
79 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 21 | 55 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 121 | 125 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
207 | 200 | 159 | 73 | 70 | 216 | 233 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 18 | 29 | 60 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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