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 08 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
25.3° 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 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)15141314131313131312121212121111115566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12756456868704591498490402300235232180141127898632528085896186
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
1.48
6:53AM
1.42
7:25PM
1.34
7:47AM
1.26
9:44PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.68
12:45AM
0.77
1:08PM
0.82
1:36AM
0.93
2:26PM
0.95
4:57AM
1.01
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--5:45-------5:43-------5:42-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323222020192124252423222222222525252424232324
Feels °C (?)222121211920192123242324252524242523262727252525
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