Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
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 afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 220 | 180 | 154 | 127 | 124 | 236 | 206 | 177 | 171 | 159 | 73 | 68 | 107 | 226 | 85 | 56 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 80 | 53 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 7:14AM1.58m | 7:49PM1.69m | 8:00AM1.51m | 8:41PM1.62m | 8:59AM1.43m | 9:47PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.47m | 2:03AM0.62m | 2:11PM0.54m | 3:00AM0.68m | 3:12PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 268 | 220 | 180 | 154 | 127 | 124 | 122 | 82 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 33 | 60 | 47 | 132 | 85 | 56 | 34 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 53 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 98 | 80 | 79 | 61 | 61 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 85 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 82 | 69 | 83 | 29 | 30 | 91 | 236 | 206 | 177 | 171 | 159 | 73 | 68 | 107 | 226 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 22 | 19 | 80 | 8 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 0 |
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