Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 234 | 194 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 173 | 268 | 420 | 393 | 454 | 522 | 560 | 565 | 503 | 830 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.96m | 6:11AM1.82m | 6:38PM1.88m | 6:48AM1.71m | 7:14PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.32m | 12:21PM0.26m | 00:48AM0.41m | 12:56PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 234 | 234 | 194 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 268 | 420 | 393 | 454 | 522 | 560 | 565 | 503 | 830 | 734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 37 | 178 | 250 | 217 | 153 | 104 | 173 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 253 | 308 | 239 | 264 | 198 | 194 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 40 | — | 20 | 42 | 69 | 100 | 90 | 50 | 45 | 173 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 261 | 71 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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