Surf Forecasts:
Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, S swell with 1,033 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s 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 Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dairy Beach (New Pier) in the next 16 days are 1.7m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) over the next 16 days.
Alright crew, Rusty here. We’re looking at a 16-day stretch for Dairy Beach (New Pier). Water temp is about 72°, which is dead average for this time of year, nothing wild.
The forecast kicks off slow. Monday the 13th is a total write-off with onshore wind and poor surf. Tuesday the 14th is the same story – a bumpy 7ft swell but the NE wind is trash. Wednesday the 15th is still only marginal in the morning, but the afternoon glass-off with a light SSE wind and a clean 6ft E swell is a nice surprise. That’s a solid session for intermediates.
Thursday the 16th morning is also glassy and clean with 5ft of E swell, good to go. But the afternoon gets a cross-onshore breeze and the quality tanks. Friday the 17th morning is clean with a light cross-offshore wind and 4ft of E swell, worth a paddle.
The standout in the first week is Saturday the 18th morning. Clean, light cross-offshore wind from the south, 5ft of S swell with an 11-second period, and the combined wave energy is 988 (moderate). The wind is right, the swell is solid, and the break is consistent, so expect a few others in the water. That’s the pick of the first week.
Sunday the 19th morning is a no-go with onshore wind, but the afternoon glass-off with 4ft of S swell is clean, just small. The next few days, Monday the 20th through to Thursday the 23rd, are mostly small and messy, with only a couple of brief clean windows of knee-high surf.
Then we hit a lull with very small, poor waves from Friday the 24th through to Monday the 27th. The only bright spot is Saturday the 25th afternoon: clean cross-offshore wind, 5ft of S swell at 11 seconds, and a combined energy of 565 (weak to moderate). It’s clean, but not big.
The long-range stand-out is Tuesday the 28th. The morning has a solid 6ft of ENE swell, but the afternoon brings a proper 8ft ENE swell with a clean offshore wind from the SSW. That’s big, clean, and for experts only. The combined energy hits 813 (moderate), and the wind is clean. This one’s promising, but it's a week and a half away, so keep your ear to the ground.
So, the best of the bunch is Saturday the 18th morning for the clean, solid S swell, and the long-range beauty is Tuesday the 28th afternoon for the big, clean ENE swell. Everything else is small, wind-blown, or just average.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 292 | 207 | 724 | 780 | 776 | 630 | 575 | 510 | 449 | 443 | 377 | 266 | 184 | 146 | 502 | 1033 | 242 | 187 | 260 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.80m | 3:30AM1.86m | 4:01PM1.92m | 4:14AM1.92m | 4:43PM1.98m | 4:55AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | 5:34AM1.89m | 6:01PM1.96m | 6:11AM1.82m | 6:38PM1.88m | 6:48AM1.71m | 7:14PM1.78m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.33m | 9:22PM0.37m | 9:45AM0.22m | 10:08PM0.29m | 10:27AM0.16m | 10:51PM0.26m | 11:06AM0.15m | 11:31PM0.27m | 11:44AM0.18m | 00:10AM0.32m | 12:21PM0.26m | 00:48AM0.41m | 12:56PM0.37m | 1:26AM0.52m | |||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 11 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 11 | S 14 | S 12 | ENE 6 | S 10 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 176 | 121 | 207 | 724 | 780 | 776 | 630 | 575 | 510 | 449 | 443 | 377 | 266 | 184 | 107 | 502 | 1033 | 289 | 85 | 260 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 14 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | S 15 | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 138 | 33 | 159 | 55 | 49 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 16 | 146 | 343 | — | 242 | 187 | 58 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | SW 16 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | E 10 | — | E 9 | S 12 | E 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 5 | 143 | 10 | 17 | — | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 54 | 284 | 143 | — | 83 | 174 | 62 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | NNE 3 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | SSW 3 | S 6 | — | — | E 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | 292 | — | 7 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | 171 | — | — | 307 | 127 | 170 | 117 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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