Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 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
24.0° 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 8AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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3
2
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
15
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
18
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3359
3662
4102
5433
6290
5801
5343
4700
3746
3009
2313
1942
1592
1229
933
714
607
485
338
889
1515
1743
1881
1212
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
10
S
10
WNW
10
NW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:24AM1.83m
2:41PM1.76m
2:53AM1.90m
3:10PM1.82m
3:21AM1.94m
3:38PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.37m
8:43PM0.37m
9:06AM0.31m
9:12PM0.32m
9:33AM0.27m
9:40PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:22
5:22
5:21
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
22
22
21
21
21
20
18
20
22
22
20
20
11
12
13
16
16
18
18
16
15
15
15
18
20
21
20
19
19
17
16
19
21
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
15
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
18
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.7
S
14
Energy kJ
3359
3662
4102
5433
6290
5801
5343
4700
3746
3009
2313
1942
1592
1229
933
714
607
485
338
889
1515
1743
1881
1212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.8
S
7
Energy kJ
67
67
67
46
45
44
41
42
45
47
49
49
53
30
29
82
131
126
84
282
112
16
16
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
S
18
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
67
62
30
61
105
51
50
78
72
71
336
39
30
15
15
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
5090
5461
21
22
55
12
41
5
5
11
82
136
131
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
1
0
0
1
154
54
1
0
1
1
0
1
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
6
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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