Surf Forecasts:
Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 10 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, S swell with 2,281 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE 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 Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dairy Beach (New Pier) in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.
Alright, look, Dairy Beach (New Pier) is our only game in town for this forecast period, and it’s a bit of a slow burner to start. We’ve got no surf on offer right now at the beginning of the period. The first few days are looking poor, so we’re waiting for the ocean to wake up.
That wait ends on Monday, 10 August. We get a big pulse of energy from the South. Monday morning brings a solid 12 ft southerly swell, with a fresh offshore wind – that’s going to be raw power. The combined energy is a massive 2011, which is strong and powerful. But honestly, it’s just too big for this break. You’d need to be a proper expert to even consider it, and even then, the conditions will be very heavy.
The real standout, the one you want to mark on your calendar, is Sunday, 16 August. This is the pick of the whole run. We’ve got a clean 7 ft easterly swell pushing in, but the wind is glassy, absolute perfection. It’s going to be clean as a whistle. The combined energy sits at 959, a nice solid moderate-to-strong push. The swell period is 11 seconds, so there’s some decent grunt behind it. For Dairy Beach, this is about as good as it gets for intermediate surfers. Crowds are often a factor here, so expect company.
A couple of other notable windows: Wednesday, 12 August afternoon shows a 7 ft ESE swell with light winds and a combined energy of 994, giving very good surf. And Thursday, 13 August morning has clean 6 ft ESE swell with a light offshore. Decent, but nothing tops that Sunday glass-off.
The second week gets a bit messy. From the 18th onwards we see poor surf with onshore winds and weaker energy. There’s a little bump on Thursday, 20 August afternoon with a long-period 6 ft southerly (14 seconds, so proper groundswell) and moderate energy of 1117, but the wind is cross-off and not ideal for this beach break. And then on Friday, 21 August morning we get a cleaner 4 ft south swell, but it’s nothing to write home about.
Overall, don’t waste your time on the first week unless you’re a hardcore expert on Monday. Just hold out for that Sunday the 16th. That’s the one.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 267 | 153 | 118 | 58 | 1967 | 1604 | 957 | 520 | 507 | 287 | 738 | 734 | 707 | 497 | 397 | 306 | 239 | 314 | 408 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:34AM1.45m | 1:29PM1.48m | 1:51AM1.59m | 2:27PM1.68m | 2:43AM1.75m | 3:12PM1.86m | 3:25AM1.88m | 3:50PM2.00m | 4:03AM1.96m | 4:26PM2.07m | 4:37AM2.00m | 4:59PM2.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.68m | 7:39PM0.67m | 8:10AM0.50m | 8:36PM0.50m | 8:56AM0.33m | 9:21PM0.35m | 9:36AM0.20m | 9:59PM0.24m | 10:12AM0.12m | 10:35PM0.18m | 10:45AM0.09m | 11:08PM0.18m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 162 | 153 | 118 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 737 | 89 | 171 | 787 | 738 | 734 | 707 | 497 | 397 | 306 | 239 | 314 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | — | — | E 10 | S 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 78 | 135 | 12 | — | — | 68 | 109 | 215 | 287 | 340 | 202 | 83 | 112 | 100 | 66 | 85 | 93 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 11 | — | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | S 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 116 | 60 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 73 | — | 192 | 87 | 58 | 17 | 37 | 63 | 127 | 61 | 25 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 267 | 9 | 14 | 361 | 1967 | 1604 | 957 | 520 | 507 | — | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 153 | 154 | 862 | 562 | 237 | 0 | 906 | 1244 | 54 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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