Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 13 Mar 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
25.1° 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 9AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (13 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
E
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)999998967888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)445395335290297375493329392579534468284389398333326344298190157157157157
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
glassglassonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
1.16
12:53PM
1.25
1:37AM
1.34
1:48PM
1.41
2:09AM
1.54
2:18PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
1.06
7:19PM
0.94
7:45AM
0.88
7:56PM
0.76
8:17AM
0.69
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset------6:15-------6:14-------6:13-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232121222625252523222123262727252423232425252524
Feels °C (?)232122222423232524232223252526252525262726252626
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