Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
26.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 5PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
1.2
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)991111111111119956666888766788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1082201251238986858276230921069478605150161173166116348294299
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
1.90
3:26AM
2.02
3:39PM
1.96
3:53AM
2.07
4:05PM
1.99
4:18AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07AM
0.32
9:16PM
0.26
9:35AM
0.24
9:43PM
0.20
10:02AM
0.20
10:09PM
0.18
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:52-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------11----------
Temp. °C262625242323222325252524232323232425242423222122
Feels °C (?)262524242324222324232423232324222222222322212121
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