Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 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
23.7° 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 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
1.3
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
259
247
485
180
174
174
129
163
205
147
128
112
112
82
110
143
133
98
96
97
94
69
72
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
0
SW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:17PM1.63m
7:34AM1.50m
8:24PM1.52m
8:50AM1.38m
9:47PM1.47m
10:23AM1.34m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.65m
1:53PM0.61m
2:45AM0.75m
3:08PM0.71m
4:18AM0.78m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
1
2
2
Temp °C
22
21
19
18
17
18
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
22
23
22
21
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
16
15
17
20
21
22
20
18
16
16
17
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
S
4
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
268
259
247
485
107
100
107
111
77
97
147
128
89
48
35
110
143
133
98
96
94
94
14
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
E
10
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
69
37
26
18
180
174
174
129
163
118
85
116
112
112
82
48
48
47
29
25
51
58
69
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SSE
12
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
112
106
106
64
87
82
105
100
93
85
84
84
81
73
73
25
36
35
57
54
21
3
56
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
0.4
SW
2
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
9
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
50
102
114
39
175
92
135
68
205
1
18
24
22
17
23
26
27
22
97
36
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
687
218
218
1
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
102
155
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
155
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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