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Dairy Beach (New Pier) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
45 | 102 | 120 | 111 | 112 | 109 | 110 | 83 | 66 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 67 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.70m | 3:27AM1.81m | 3:50PM1.72m | 3:59AM1.80m | 4:23PM1.73m | 4:31AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.44m | 9:42AM0.36m | 9:51PM0.43m | 10:13AM0.35m | 10:24PM0.44m | 10:44AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 45 | 102 | 120 | 111 | 112 | 109 | 110 | 83 | 66 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 67 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 120 | 79 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 18 | 56 | 56 | 23 | 83 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 10 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 22 | 73 | 71 | 34 | 28 | 50 | 84 | 81 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 31 | 46 | 42 | 30 | 25 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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