Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 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
26.3° 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 10AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.9
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)766678888888877777777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2892061531391351692102101801371108614129031837125029035819417318110380
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
1.76
7:00PM
1.61
7:24AM
1.54
7:58PM
1.40
8:43AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
0.44
12:53PM
0.56
1:09AM
0.65
1:42PM
0.76
2:15AM
0.87
3:33PM
0.92
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset------6:01-------6:00-------6:00-
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C232322222323232322222123262626252423232527272525
Feels °C (?)212222222424242424242223242425262624262527282527
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