Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 11AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
2.2
S
17
2
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
16
0.5
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
S
13
1.9
ENE
6
2.1
ENE
6
2.2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1875
1563
2781
2089
1832
1787
1440
30
98
82
130
521
240
361
421
348
255
218
239
303
352
411
470
461
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:27AM1.47m
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
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:25
1
Temp °C
18
19
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
22
22
22
22
20
19
18
19
22
24
23
23
22
21
15
16
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
16
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
20
22
22
24
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
2
S
14
2.2
S
17
2
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
1.7
ENE
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
1.7
E
9
Energy kJ
516
1563
2781
2089
1832
1787
1440
1154
965
834
704
521
350
282
215
155
255
218
67
43
71
50
470
461
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
1
SSW
17
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.2
S
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
22
647
22
22
33
32
80
30
78
82
130
150
101
142
16
50
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
6
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
23
18
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
14
0.9
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.9
ENE
6
2.1
ENE
6
2.2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.4
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
E
7
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1875
98
223
240
361
421
348
107
74
239
303
352
411
80
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
695
695
713
687
254
218
1
1
4
4
4
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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