Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 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 1.1°C warmer than 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 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
1.5
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
1.6
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.1
SSE
12
1.7
S
10
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
43
106
106
122
161
98
62
66
56
82
718
1390
1433
1238
1049
943
831
610
561
361
584
1096
1197
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SE
5
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
35
NW
5
SW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
0
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:31PM1.69m
5:40AM1.67m
6:04PM1.60m
6:13AM1.55m
6:44PM1.51m
6:53AM1.42m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.42m
11:34PM0.53m
11:53AM0.52m
00:09AM0.64m
12:26PM0.61m
00:52AM0.75m
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
4
3
6
3
Temp °C
24
24
22
21
21
21
21
21
25
27
24
20
19
16
16
18
23
25
24
22
21
20
18
18
25
25
25
21
21
22
22
18
19
22
16
19
16
12
13
15
22
23
23
19
19
17
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
12
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
1.6
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
Energy kJ
64
28
28
106
22
72
98
62
66
56
82
718
1390
1433
1238
1049
943
831
610
555
482
289
1096
1197
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
12
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
11
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
N
4
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
1
S
9
1.6
SE
11
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
Energy kJ
121
117
106
20
104
18
18
18
62
25
19
13
23
23
34
20
20
19
162
561
361
239
170
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
S
16
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1.1
SE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
Energy kJ
23
43
30
11
11
10
69
64
10
40
67
17
36
10
5
39
16
26
36
226
15
98
241
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.8
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
N
3
1
N
4
0.5
W
4
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
1.7
S
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
37
71
122
161
2
1
4
33
7
31
17
11
584
1622
2044
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
1
155
4
4
2
0
0
2
9
2
153
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
9
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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