
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 3AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
241 | 418 | 324 | 286 | 327 | 163 | 143 | 121 | 111 | 94 | 112 | 131 | 168 | 177 | 172 | 142 | 96 | 96 | 84 | 496 | 381 | 321 | 185 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.52m | 2:40AM1.65m | 3:09PM1.60m | 3:17AM1.70m | 3:45PM1.68m | 3:52AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.61m | 8:59AM0.49m | 9:10PM0.55m | 9:34AM0.42m | 9:47PM0.50m | 10:06AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 9 |
435 | 326 | 242 | 236 | 197 | 163 | 143 | 121 | 111 | 94 | 112 | 131 | 168 | 177 | 172 | 142 | 96 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 321 | 162 | 177 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 |
— | — | — | 236 | 178 | 178 | 160 | 156 | 101 | 96 | 96 | 67 | 67 | 34 | 109 | 240 | 286 | 96 | 277 | 176 | 174 | 123 | 185 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | S 20 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 44 | 75 | 34 | 111 | — | — | — | 8 | 122 | 130 | 167 | 149 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
241 | 418 | 324 | 286 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 102 | 344 | 465 | 496 | 381 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 242 | 378 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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