Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
24.3° 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 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
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
0.6
S
11
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1
S
13
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
513
505
432
350
344
276
213
198
195
194
116
85
147
266
345
149
119
161
112
30
106
106
104
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
25
SSW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
5
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
15
N
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
4:16AM1.92m
4:33PM1.82m
4:44AM1.86m
5:02PM1.76m
5:11AM1.77m
5:31PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.29m
10:36PM0.36m
10:55AM0.35m
11:04PM0.43m
11:23AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:19
5:17
5:17
1
3
Temp °C
20
20
20
23
23
24
23
22
20
19
20
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
22
21
21
20
20
20
23
22
24
23
22
21
19
18
24
24
25
24
21
25
25
24
26
24
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.1
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
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.9
E
5
Energy kJ
530
513
505
432
350
344
276
213
198
94
78
77
82
84
118
186
149
119
92
73
117
106
106
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
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
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
S
12
Energy kJ
4
4
1
16
16
14
14
6
6
195
151
116
85
83
75
49
45
161
112
30
15
10
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
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
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
SE
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
NE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
17
17
20
46
73
73
100
90
89
14
23
23
12
12
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1
S
13
1.3
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
5
0.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
10
5
4
15
56
94
96
177
194
147
266
345
92
35
41
40
99
52
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
4
4
423
218
1
1
0
4
4
4
1
121
0
0
0
1
4
99
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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