Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 01 Mar 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
26.0° 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 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (01 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
2
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
S
0.9
ENE
1.7
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
0.8
SE
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.5
E
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888128161010108881414614141411555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2372211491191224041051398494847762612513182214724789066346959588771
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
30
S
20
S
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
1.79
3:03PM
1.84
3:24AM
1.95
3:35PM
1.96
3:54AM
2.06
4:05PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
0.46
9:12PM
0.34
9:31AM
0.32
9:43PM
0.22
10:02AM
0.23
10:12PM
0.15
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise-5:46-------5:47-------5:47------
Sunset----6:29-------6:28-------6:27---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242526272523232220192021212120202021222323232120
Feels °C (?)252728282822232016141516161818191921202020211920
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