Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 07 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
25.4° 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 11PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
ENE
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.6
NE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)151517171815151413141313131313612121261211116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1147114737336429412461275645688070459149841440268235184180177130898624
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglassglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.61
6:22AM
1.58
6:40PM
1.48
6:53AM
1.42
7:25PM
1.34
7:47AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
0.62
12:33PM
0.68
12:45AM
0.77
1:08PM
0.82
1:36AM
0.93
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:09-------6:11--
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222121201920222323222120192024252423232222222525
Feels °C (?)232222201920202121212020192024242323262525242625
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