Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 19 Dec 2025 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today?

The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (19 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (19 Dec)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.5
ENE
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
E
0.8
S
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)89912121111121291111111191088888956
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16321521532731618835438738337529524023518415313011213620221614723298118
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SW
0
NE
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
ononononononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassonononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
1.67
3:26PM
1.82
3:52AM
1.73
3:59PM
1.84
4:25AM
1.77
4:31PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.45
9:16AM
0.51
9:44PM
0.40
9:51AM
0.48
10:15PM
0.37
10:25AM
0.47
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise--4:50-------4:50-------4:50-----
Sunset------6:53-------6:54-------6:54-
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
11------------1-1212321-
Temp. °C202021222424232222212122232423232222222223242323
Feels °C (?)202020202122222324242423242425262625252423222122
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