Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 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
24.9° 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 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
1.4
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)888886101010775677788869966
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3591701108364187486416365363699305332440392170130761273343435447
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
SW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
20
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
2.14
4:21PM
2.05
4:38AM
2.10
4:56PM
2.00
5:13AM
2.01
5:34PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
0.11
10:27PM
0.12
10:49AM
0.15
11:03PM
0.20
11:26AM
0.24
11:41PM
0.33
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:30---
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C242624242323222221222529282729292626262524222120
Feels °C (?)232421212122222221212327252627272424232022212120
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