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 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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.3
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)1010101068898871010101010101010109131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)340345345402475119014731342958671167156156153153159162196188146140155162297
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
1.78
3:55PM
1.85
4:19AM
1.88
4:25PM
1.90
4:49AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
0.43
9:51AM
0.48
10:08PM
0.33
10:23AM
0.41
10:37PM
0.27
10:54AM
0.37
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---5:11-------5:11-------5:13----
Sunset------7:00-------6:59-------6:59-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1-----11-1----------1
Temp. °C232323232223232322192020212222222221212224242422
Feels °C (?)252426191517171818171919212121222221212122212019
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