Surf Forecasts:
Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 19s period, S swell with 14,397 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 6s. 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 4.5m 19s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu at Dairy Beach (New Pier) over the next couple of weeks.
We've got a mixed bag coming, to be honest. The water temp is sitting at 69.1°, which is about what you'd expect for now. The first few days are a write-off with onshore winds and poor conditions, so don't bother paddling out just yet. We're looking at Thursday the 3rd with a bit of a bump, but the conditions are still nasty.
The real standout, and I mean the one to circle on the calendar, is Saturday the 5th. Friday the 4th gets a massive 13.1ft swell from the SSE, but that's way too much for this break – only for the truly mad experts. By Saturday morning, we've got a glassy 7.9ft SSE swell (combined energy of 996), and it stays clean with only a 5.9ft swell in the afternoon and glassy conditions too. That is the weekend winner, pure and simple. The swell period is 9 seconds, which is solid for a beach break setup.
After that, it gets messy again. Sunday the 6th has some S/SSE swell, but it's cross-offshore with moderate rain, so not ideal. The following week is mostly blown out with onshore north-easterlies, so expect a lot of poor surf right through until mid-month.
Looking further out, Saturday the 12th afternoon might be worth a look. We get a clean 7.5ft from the ENE (energy of 515) with a gentle cross-offshore breeze. It's not the perfect setup, but it's the best of a fairly ordinary second week. The swell period is only 7 seconds though, so it'll be a bit short and choppy.
Other than those two windows, this stretch is mostly about waiting for a better forecast. Inconsistent at best.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 10 | S 11 | S 7 | S 21 | S 17 | S 15 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 69 | 139 | 163 | 116 | 52 | 175 | 740 | 262 | 792 | 3470 | 2325 | 1042 | 468 | 377 | 524 | 547 | 6685 | 8667 | 4543 | 1388 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.95m | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:36PM1.81m | 6:50AM1.63m | 7:14PM1.63m | 7:38AM1.45m | 8:11PM1.44m | 9:12AM1.29m | 10:28PM1.30m | 12:19PM1.33m | 00:53AM1.40m | 1:37PM1.54m | 1:54AM1.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.23m | 00:13AM0.35m | 12:20PM0.36m | 00:47AM0.49m | 12:57PM0.54m | 1:31AM0.65m | 1:46PM0.74m | 2:44AM0.82m | 3:39PM0.92m | 5:32AM0.86m | 6:39PM0.85m | 7:14AM0.69m | 7:49PM0.65m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 16 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 21 | S 17 | S 15 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 153 | 29 | 139 | 163 | 429 | 636 | 192 | 119 | 262 | 82 | 67 | 1893 | 1042 | 468 | 321 | 325 | 145 | 6685 | 8667 | 4543 | 1388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | S 15 | S 9 | E 10 | S 14 | SSW 26 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 69 | 38 | 169 | 116 | 52 | 45 | — | — | 68 | 20 | 50 | 159 | 270 | 377 | 36 | 131 | 83 | 43 | 41 | 521 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 11 | S 14 | S 12 | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 68 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 37 | 104 | 108 | — | — | 88 | — | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 67 | — | 4 | 14 | — | 175 | 740 | 407 | 792 | 3470 | 2325 | — | — | — | 524 | 547 | 650 | — | — | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 154 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 285 | 237 | 1424 | 2614 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 1241 | 894 | 887 | 894 | 554 |
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