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Dairy Beach (New Pier) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
24.4° 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: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | NNE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | |
3009 | 2313 | 1952 | 1583 | 1238 | 933 | 805 | 607 | 493 | 436 | 1027 | 1496 | 1721 | 1392 | 1354 | 1212 | 15 | 33 | 627 | 609 | 513 | 506 | 573 | 530 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:53AM1.90m | 3:10PM1.82m | 3:21AM1.94m | 3:38PM1.85m | 3:49AM1.95m | 4:05PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.31m | 9:12PM0.32m | 9:33AM0.27m | 9:40PM0.30m | 10:00AM0.27m | 10:08PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:19 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
3009 | 2313 | 1952 | 1583 | 1238 | 933 | 805 | 607 | 493 | 338 | 1027 | 1496 | 1721 | 1392 | 1354 | 1212 | 938 | 799 | 627 | 609 | 513 | 506 | 573 | 530 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
47 | 55 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 105 | 96 | 116 | 103 | 335 | 41 | 31 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 85 | 129 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 18 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
62 | 30 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 77 | 72 | 109 | 436 | 65 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | 21 | 75 | 29 | 30 | 120 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 12 | 267 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 21 | — | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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