Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 15 Feb 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
25.6° 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 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (15 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)8814131313131313129111198999101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1010948289823762101170112681054941690152418351132168243295308354414470605683683
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrossononcross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
1.70
3:13PM
1.77
3:34AM
1.86
3:41PM
1.89
4:01AM
1.99
4:09PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
0.56
9:09AM
0.56
9:23PM
0.41
9:38AM
0.42
9:49PM
0.28
10:07AM
0.31
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise---5:35-------5:35-------5:37----
Sunset------6:43-------6:42-------6:40-
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2111--------------------
Temp. °C202019202223222222212020232323232221192224252424
Feels °C (?)161716171719192122212120222121222121182120232224
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