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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 1 pm Monday 19 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
24.6° 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 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010131312121313131312121212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156149149125165200233153177316401301217311260264260225339225181202209158
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
5
S
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		crosscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
1.90
4:49AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.93
5:19AM
1.99
5:25PM
1.93
5:50AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
0.41
10:37PM
0.27
10:54AM
0.37
11:05PM
0.23
11:24AM
0.35
11:35PM
0.22
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------5:13-------5:13-------5:15
Sunset--6:59-------6:59-------6:59-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------12----------
Temp. °C212223232221212224242423212121222223232222201921
Feels °C (?)212323222221212122212222201921232121201919181821
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