Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today?

The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 4PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
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3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
4
4
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
15
4
S
15
4
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
0.8
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.4
S
6
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5817
6290
6118
5343
4700
3750
3009
2313
1952
1583
1229
933
714
607
426
436
879
166
1721
1392
1354
1212
15
17
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:41PM1.76m
2:53AM1.90m
3:10PM1.82m
3:21AM1.94m
3:38PM1.85m
3:49AM1.95m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.37m
8:43PM0.37m
9:06AM0.31m
9:12PM0.32m
9:33AM0.27m
9:40PM0.30m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
20
19
18
19
16
16
18
19
16
16
15
15
17
20
22
20
19
17
16
17
19
19
21
22
20
19
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
15
4
S
15
4
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
17
1.6
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
Energy kJ
5817
6290
6118
5343
4700
3750
3009
2313
1952
1583
1229
933
714
607
426
338
879
1330
1721
1392
1354
1212
938
811
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
E
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
S
18
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.3
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
46
45
44
41
42
45
47
30
30
30
17
44
136
138
125
436
282
100
79
64
9
15
15
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
S
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
62
61
61
53
30
50
78
72
71
90
67
135
15
16
15
4
2
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
2
NE
7
0.6
SW
3
1.1
SSW
4
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
64
85
19
43
184
368
6
46
104
141
166
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
7
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
237
684
54
1
0
1
1
1
1
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
155
354
0
0
0
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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