Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 May 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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today?

The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 1AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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 27°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
SE
12
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
284
249
197
275
601
484
84
49
65
62
34
54
44
44
42
25
27
235
99
13
7
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
5
SSE
10
S
20
WSW
20
SW
10
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
20
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
15
ESE
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:53PM1.42m
11:28AM1.32m
00:06AM1.54m
12:32PM1.46m
00:58AM1.69m
1:21PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.81m
5:27AM0.82m
5:35PM0.73m
6:31AM0.68m
6:36PM0.59m
7:17AM0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
5:12
Temp °C
31
27
24
22
20
19
22
23
22
20
18
18
18
19
26
27
25
23
22
21
20
21
27
26
28
24
23
20
15
13
19
15
15
16
16
15
14
16
23
23
23
22
21
19
18
19
26
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
263
284
249
197
275
601
484
622
636
567
339
227
54
44
229
596
1055
975
557
534
572
615
507
554
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
NE
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
138
106
75
73
149
94
58
39
39
39
42
34
165
154
44
14
13
10
23
19
13
7
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.1
E
10
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.6
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
21
20
18
5
44
18
41
39
2
33
31
28
14
14
14
13
235
99
6
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
7
0.2
NNW
2
0.9
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
4
3
SSW
9
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1
NE
5
Energy kJ
589
1
170
6
1315
84
49
65
62
42
25
27
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
218
307
218
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
155
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
4
9
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
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