Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 05 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
26.5° 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 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (05 Feb)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (05 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)766665677777777779999967
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2141701421084682245469440302228266128824748473738385613869161
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
S
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
NNE
20
E
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
SE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassonononcross-
on
onoffoffoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
2.04
5:55PM
1.93
6:17AM
1.96
6:22PM
1.82
6:45AM
1.85
6:48PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
0.18
11:55AM
0.32
12:03AM
0.26
12:23PM
0.42
12:30AM
0.37
12:51PM
0.54
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise---5:26-------5:28-------5:28----
Sunset------6:51-------6:50-------6:50-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------6
Temp. °C252423252727272625252427282827262524242627282725
Feels °C (?)262726282625262827292728292827282726272928283028
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