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 10 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
25.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 7AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (10 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
S
9
0.9
ENE
8
1.8
S
9
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
483
338
281
218
226
315
254
228
164
94
541
145
102
119
210
96
79
66
43
53
49
85
119
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
30
N
30
N
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
NE
40
NE
35
NE
20
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
5
NNW
5
W
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM1.26m
10:53PM1.42m
11:28AM1.32m
00:06AM1.54m
12:32PM1.46m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.89m
4:05PM0.81m
5:27AM0.82m
5:35PM0.73m
6:31AM0.68m
6:36PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
Temp °C
17
16
19
28
33
32
27
24
22
19
19
22
22
21
20
18
18
18
19
27
28
26
23
22
15
13
16
22
28
27
24
20
18
12
13
18
14
14
16
16
15
14
15
23
24
23
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
S
9
0.9
ENE
8
1.8
S
9
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
584
483
338
281
218
226
315
254
228
164
94
541
588
589
632
83
96
79
297
371
678
1103
1193
752
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.9
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
13
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
1.2
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
33
22
22
21
12
138
106
75
73
114
35
44
60
39
39
447
366
285
66
43
14
13
13
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.3
NE
4
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SE
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
NE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
10
2
10
9
22
21
20
18
18
44
7
42
2
2
2
31
37
28
14
14
14
13
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.8
NE
4
1.2
ENE
6
0.7
NNW
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.9
SE
4
0.8
ESE
5
2.3
SSW
9
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
5
10
8
18
106
11
2
29
27
791
145
102
119
210
53
49
85
119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
1
0
1
403
40
2
0
1
0
0
0
4
218
312
107
1
0
0
0
1
4
4
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
9
6
9
9
9
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
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