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Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
24.5° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average 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 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
1.3
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)88897101010101010101099131312121213131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)122811378661005184156156153149123159196223140139155162148217306321326260225
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
1.85
4:19AM
1.88
4:25PM
1.90
4:49AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.93
5:19AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.33
10:23AM
0.41
10:37PM
0.27
10:54AM
0.37
11:05PM
0.23
11:24AM
0.35
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----5:11-------5:13-------5:13--
Sunset7:00-------6:59-------6:59-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11111------------211---
Temp. °C232221202020212121212020202124242422212121212323
Feels °C (?)171718181919202121212020192021202120191920212221
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