Dairy Beach (New Pier) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 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
24.5° 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 7PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Dec)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (04 Dec)6ft (1.8m)13s

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

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Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.9
ENE
2.4
NE
1.3
ENE
0.9
S
1.1
S
0.7
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
0.7
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)111414131312111111117881010101010966666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)534115812491144946690493411338231339614204161239964314088512495736051
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
25
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrossoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
2.04
3:34AM
1.92
3:49PM
2.04
4:17AM
1.94
4:31PM
1.99
5:01AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
0.27
9:25PM
0.20
9:38AM
0.26
10:07PM
0.18
10:22AM
0.29
10:48PM
0.21
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise------4:47-------4:47-------4:47-
Sunset--6:44-------6:45-------6:45-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------21-----12---1
Temp. °C192121212119192226272523222323222323222121212120
Feels °C (?)191919191917182125262625212522212220202021212322
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