Dairy Beach (New Pier) Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.85° S 31.04° E

Dairy Beach (New Pier) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dairy Beach (New Pier) sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.3° 

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


Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 21s period, S swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period, S swell with 5,290 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 21s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dairy Beach (New Pier) this week:

The surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 21s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Dairy Beach (New Pier) in the next 16 days are 3.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Mon 7th Sep)4ft (1.2m) 21s
Best Surf 2AM (Mon 7th Sep)4ft (1.2m) 21s
Most Powerful 8AM (Mon 7th Sep)10ft (3.0m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk Dairy Beach. Over the next 16 days, we’re looking at a pretty tough run. There’s some swell coming through, but the wind is nearly always in the way. Water temperature is about 70°, dead normal for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The first couple days are a bust. Sunday the 6th has a 3ft east swell with cross-on wind and light rain – not worth it. Monday the 7th brings a big 10ft south swell with a 17-second period, combined energy of 5344 – huge power. But the wind is onshore and blowing 16 mph by the afternoon. That’s expert-only stuff, over 8ft, and the onshore will wreck it.

Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th are all north-east winds in the 16-22 mph range, smashing up 4ft to 8ft swells. Thursday the 10th afternoon has a light breeze with a 6ft east-north-east swell – still onshore, only marginal.

Friday the 11th is clean, with a cross-off SSW breeze and a 3ft to 4ft east swell. Energy is weak (205 and 173), so tiny, but the wind is clean.

Now, Saturday the 12th of September is the first real standout. In the morning we’ve got glassy conditions – magic. A 4ft south swell with a 7-second period, combined energy of 258. It’s small and short period, so the waves will be a bit soft, but glassy wind makes everything look good. Surfable but very ordinary. That’s the best of the first week.

Then we hit a long dry gap. Sunday the 13th has an 12ft east-north-east swell with 1466 energy but a near gale from the north-east – complete mess. Monday the 14th is still onshore. Tuesday the 15th morning actually has a clean cross-off SSW breeze with a 5ft east swell and 394 energy, flagged as “expect good surf conditions” – that’s the top call of the whole period. Not big, but clean and rideable.

After that, it’s back into onshore junk. Thursday the 17th morning has offshore SSW winds at 16 mph with an 8ft north-east swell – big for experts, but period is only 8 seconds, so messy. Friday the 18th morning is clean again, 5ft east swell with a light cross-off SSW breeze, another “expect good surf conditions” call.

The second week is grim. Nothing standout. Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th are blown out with strong onshore winds. Monday the 21st has a tiny 3ft east swell but cross-off wind – surfable but weak.

All up, the only real windows are Saturday morning the 12th for the glassy moment, and Tuesday morning the 15th for the cleanest small swell. Experts could try Thursday the 17th morning when it’s offshore and 8ft, but the short period won’t do it any favors. For most of us, it’s a waiting game. Forecasts change though, so don’t give up.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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3
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
21
3
S
17
2.4
S
16
1.7
S
14
1.2
S
12
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.7
ENE
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1268
5226
2824
1143
411
408
419
359
766
634
434
422
276
199
207
160
127
127
227
Wind (km/h)
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NNE
10
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
10
E
20
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
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on
High Tide
00:53AM1.40m
1:37PM1.54m
1:54AM1.59m
2:21PM1.75m
2:35AM1.76m
2:57PM1.93m
3:10AM1.90m
3:29PM2.05m
3:42AM1.98m
4:00PM2.12m
4:13AM2.02m
4:29PM2.13m
4:41AM2.00m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.69m
7:49PM0.65m
8:04AM0.49m
8:32PM0.45m
8:43AM0.32m
9:07PM0.29m
9:16AM0.19m
9:39PM0.19m
9:48AM0.11m
10:10PM0.14m
10:17AM0.09m
10:38PM0.14m
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6:03
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6:01
6:01
5:58
5:58
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5:43
5:43
5:44
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:45
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Temp °C
17
18
18
18
20
21
19
21
22
20
22
23
20
21
22
21
22
22
20
Feels °C
15
17
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15
15
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14
18
18
17
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21
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20
21
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22
19
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Information about the Dairy Beach (New Pier) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Dairy Beach (New Pier) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Dairy Beach (New Pier) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Dairy Beach (New Pier)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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