Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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
25.2° 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 4AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)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
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.8
S
1.7
S
1
ESE
1.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
0.4
E
1.1
ENE
1.5
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
Period(s) (?)1313131315141215171718151514514131313136121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66356955145413921178269131537336429412461297645688070459149841459243235196
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
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)
11:48PM
0.48
12:06PM
0.55
12:14AM
0.62
12:33PM
0.68
12:45AM
0.77
1:08PM
0.82
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise---6:09-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:43-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C212121212222222221212120232423232120192124262423
Feels °C (?)181818182020222323222220212121212019192123252324
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