Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 29 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
25.2° 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 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)777788999998888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92837054545899991251221191159069165666410410210478767489
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
SW
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
1.57
2:04AM
1.56
2:24PM
1.72
2:56AM
1.75
3:09PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
0.79
7:50PM
0.67
8:10AM
0.65
8:43PM
0.49
9:01AM
0.49
9:24PM
0.33
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise-5:20-------5:22-------5:22------
Sunset----6:54-------6:54-------6:53---
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-2----------141---------
Temp. °C242425262524232323242626252423232324262626252524
Feels °C (?)282626262627262727282826262525262627282729292927
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