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 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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Dairy Beach (New Pier) today?

The current surf forecast for Dairy Beach (New Pier) at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (01 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (01 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.7
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.7
ESE
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888766688888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575555545457454582687271112123147153176671651967320123973
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SSW
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crossglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
1.91
3:49PM
1.96
4:13AM
2.02
4:24PM
2.03
4:47AM
2.08
4:56PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
0.36
10:01PM
0.22
10:20AM
0.28
10:34PM
0.15
10:53AM
0.25
11:06PM
0.14
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise-5:24-------5:24-------5:24------
Sunset----6:53-------6:52-------6:52---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C242526272725232222242626262525242325262727252524
Feels °C (?)272928283127242323262727272728272528272828272625
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