Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 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
24.4° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
0.8
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
0.3
E
9
0.6
NNE
7
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
N
15
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
S
30
S
15
SSE
0
S
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
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)
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
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)
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
S
11
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.9
S
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
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)
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
18
0.7
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
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)
0.9
NNE
4
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SSW
5
1.1
S
11
1
S
5
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
21
75
29
30
120
3
12
12
267
47
33
21
5
11
10
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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