Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 06 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 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)13131314141313131313121415151717181114145141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82572272284184977866356955145436591810101147373364294103666492758609506
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.86
5:44PM
1.74
5:57AM
1.73
6:10PM
1.61
6:22AM
1.58
6:40PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.43
11:48PM
0.48
12:06PM
0.55
12:14AM
0.62
12:33PM
0.68
12:45AM
0.77
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----5:46-------5:45-------5:45---
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---121--------1---------
Temp. °C222323222121212121212222222221212121232424232120
Feels °C (?)221919171818181919192021222322222121212122211920
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