Surf Forecasts:
Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 19 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 19 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, E swell with 1,483 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 8PM (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 (Nov 11) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. 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 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 19) 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 3.0m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Wed 11th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 19th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 740 | 1068 | 951 | 810 | 575 | 349 | 241 | 194 | 150 | 119 | 92 | 91 | 169 | 77 | 212 | 206 | 437 | 298 | 217 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.96m | 4:20AM1.81m | 4:29PM1.90m | 4:49AM1.76m | 4:57PM1.81m | 5:20AM1.69m | 5:26PM1.70m | 5:54AM1.61m | 5:57PM1.58m | 6:33AM1.52m | 6:35PM1.45m | 7:26AM1.43m | 7:29PM1.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.32m | 10:15PM0.28m | 10:20AM0.37m | 10:43PM0.33m | 10:49AM0.44m | 11:11PM0.40m | 11:20AM0.54m | 11:41PM0.49m | 11:54AM0.65m | 00:15AM0.59m | 12:35PM0.77m | 00:56AM0.69m | 1:34PM0.88m | 1:57AM0.78m | |||||||
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 | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 627 | 740 | 1068 | 951 | 810 | 575 | 349 | 241 | 194 | 150 | 119 | 92 | 91 | 20 | 246 | 222 | 288 | 303 | 298 | 217 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 119 | 160 | 56 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 46 | 140 | — | 187 | 99 | 86 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 169 | 77 | 212 | 206 | 437 | — | 2 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 1661 | 107 | 268 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 218 | 0 |
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