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Dairy Beach (New Pier) Surf Forecast
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Dairy Beach (New Pier) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.2° 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 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dairy Beach (New Pier). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
99 | 97 | 93 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 74 | 83 | 74 | 54 | 61 | 59 | 80 | 133 | 53 | 36 | 21 | 44 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.49m | 11:46AM1.37m | 00:16AM1.55m | 12:46PM1.44m | 1:06AM1.62m | 1:32PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.74m | 5:41AM0.73m | 5:51PM0.70m | 6:42AM0.65m | 6:47PM0.64m | 7:27AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 99 | 97 | 93 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 74 | 34 | 32 | 172 | 203 | 176 | 120 | 85 | 53 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | SE 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 83 | 74 | 54 | 52 | 35 | 32 | 71 | 52 | 36 | 10 | 44 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 12 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 106 | 28 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 44 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 36 | 74 | 58 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 80 | 133 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 683 |
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