Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 06 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
25.8° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (07 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (07 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)777699999966677778887788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6264644438397980611068014517222030513916721021016977120161250
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.82
6:45AM
1.85
6:48PM
1.70
7:12AM
1.72
7:13PM
1.55
7:42AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.37
12:51PM
0.54
12:55AM
0.49
1:19PM
0.68
1:21AM
0.64
1:51PM
0.82
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:30-------5:30--
Sunset6:50-------6:50-------6:49-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-1---
Temp. °C262525252525272727262625242627282724242423252627
Feels °C (?)262727282928282829303029262829292626262625272628
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