Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 5PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 778 | 844 | 861 | 980 | 882 | 802 | 802 | 802 | 725 | 740 | 785 | 918 | 831 | 723 | 621 | 551 | 530 | 458 | 392 | 392 | 332 | 332 | 284 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.92m | 4:14AM1.92m | 4:43PM1.98m | 4:55AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | 5:34AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.22m | 10:08PM0.29m | 10:27AM0.16m | 10:51PM0.26m | 11:06AM0.15m | 11:31PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 778 | 844 | 861 | 980 | 882 | 802 | 802 | 802 | 725 | 740 | 785 | 918 | 831 | 723 | 621 | 551 | 530 | 458 | 392 | 392 | 332 | 332 | 284 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 53 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 68 | 48 | 29 | 102 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 10 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 19 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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