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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
24.0° 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 8AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | |
3359 | 3662 | 4102 | 5433 | 6290 | 5801 | 5343 | 4700 | 3746 | 3009 | 2313 | 1942 | 1592 | 1229 | 933 | 714 | 607 | 485 | 338 | 889 | 1515 | 1743 | 1881 | 1212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 2:24AM1.83m | 2:41PM1.76m | 2:53AM1.90m | 3:10PM1.82m | 3:21AM1.94m | 3:38PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.37m | 8:43PM0.37m | 9:06AM0.31m | 9:12PM0.32m | 9:33AM0.27m | 9:40PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
3359 | 3662 | 4102 | 5433 | 6290 | 5801 | 5343 | 4700 | 3746 | 3009 | 2313 | 1942 | 1592 | 1229 | 933 | 714 | 607 | 485 | 338 | 889 | 1515 | 1743 | 1881 | 1212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 |
67 | 67 | 67 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 30 | 29 | 82 | 131 | 126 | 84 | 282 | 112 | 16 | 16 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 |
— | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 30 | 61 | 105 | 51 | 50 | 78 | 72 | 71 | 336 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — |
5090 | 5461 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | 55 | 12 | 41 | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 136 | 131 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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