Dairy Beach (New Pier) Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.85° S 31.04° E

Dairy Beach (New Pier) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dairy Beach (New Pier) sea temperature is
21.1° C
0.2° 

Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 12AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
2
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
688
534
776
764
670
566
520
510
573
772
550
470
392
288
241
196
162
159
155
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:00PM1.97m
6:10AM1.80m
6:29PM1.85m
6:38AM1.67m
6:58PM1.71m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.33m
12:15PM0.32m
00:39AM0.45m
12:42PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
17
20
22
21
20
19
19
17
18
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
15
14
14
15
17
19
20
20
18
19
14
16
17
17
17
18
19
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