Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

Dairy Beach (New Pier) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 SAST
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Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dairy Beach (New Pier) sea temperature is
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today?

The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.6
NE
6
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
0.8
S
13
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
416
344
276
213
198
195
194
116
114
142
266
222
174
119
87
67
108
106
106
104
103
51
89
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
NW
30
S
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
N
10
N
15
SW
10
NW
15
N
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:33PM1.82m
4:44AM1.86m
5:02PM1.76m
5:11AM1.77m
5:31PM1.69m
5:40AM1.67m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.29m
10:36PM0.36m
10:55AM0.35m
11:04PM0.43m
11:23AM0.42m
11:34PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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5:19
5:17
5:17
5:16
1
1
2
10
3
1
Temp °C
23
24
23
23
22
20
19
20
26
27
26
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
24
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
21
18
19
24
25
25
25
21
24
24
24
26
26
24
23
23
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
432
416
344
276
213
198
77
75
77
82
68
118
186
174
119
87
67
20
106
106
104
103
51
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
17
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
16
14
14
14
6
6
195
151
116
114
83
75
141
18
32
25
121
108
16
9
6
3
69
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
14
17
17
20
46
73
73
100
74
90
89
133
23
47
12
11
11
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.5
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
Energy kJ
5
16
14
41
77
75
177
194
142
266
222
25
27
32
49
88
46
60
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
4
4
218
218
1
0
0
4
4
2
0
87
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
1
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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