Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
24.6° 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 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
E
0.4
SSE
0.7
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
S
0.3
SSE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
NE
Period(s) (?)14131313131312812812121111117771145677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)939286858585513147574646434224171723222397136198341
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
E
10
SSE
10
SW
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
1.35
1:16AM
1.54
1:33PM
1.52
1:51AM
1.73
2:07PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.86
6:56PM
0.76
7:32AM
0.67
7:36PM
0.58
8:05AM
0.50
8:10PM
0.41
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-6:11-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset----5:39-------5:38-------5:37---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1----1-1----------
Temp. °C212224252423232323232424232322222121262827252323
Feels °C (?)232424252625272626232424242724242221252625242223
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