Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 07 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
25.4° 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 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
0.4
E
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)13151514151517171815151414141313131361212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55114301225102811471147373364294124612976489376970459149841457243235196155152
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
1.73
6:10PM
1.61
6:22AM
1.58
6:40PM
1.48
6:53AM
1.42
7:25PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.55
12:14AM
0.62
12:33PM
0.68
12:45AM
0.77
1:08PM
0.82
1:36AM
0.93
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:43---
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122222221202019192224232220201920242525232322
Feels °C (?)192022222322212119192022212019191919232425232624
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