Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average 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 5PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s

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 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
4
3
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
17
2
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
16
0.5
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.7
E
8
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2781
2089
1832
1787
1440
30
78
80
129
247
365
360
356
184
179
218
292
348
388
420
430
563
623
663
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
25
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:21PM1.42m
9:02AM1.31m
10:32PM1.37m
11:26AM1.31m
00:16AM1.47m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.72m
2:46AM0.86m
3:38PM0.84m
5:13AM0.87m
5:44PM0.79m
6:41AM0.74m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:25
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
19
18
19
22
22
22
21
21
19
18
19
22
24
23
22
21
20
20
22
17
18
19
19
18
18
16
17
18
17
16
16
17
17
16
18
20
22
22
22
22
21
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
17
2
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
Energy kJ
2781
2089
1832
1787
1440
1154
845
834
704
458
350
282
212
184
179
218
67
43
71
50
430
563
623
663
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.5
E
6
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.2
S
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
22
22
33
32
83
18
78
80
129
155
141
101
16
50
50
29
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
30
5
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
1.4
E
8
1.7
E
8
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.3
NE
6
1
NE
6
Energy kJ
5
247
365
360
356
39
39
106
292
348
388
420
111
71
124
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
1214
4
4
1
1
1
1
695
153
713
153
153
155
1
1
4
4
695
4
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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