Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 SAST
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Richards Bay South Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 9PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
!
!
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0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.4
ESE
1.1
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.3
ESE
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)999111211111213131313131312121918181716161316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3113262747266876936376949389538127996591054913618922259027642404233123315462839
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
1.89
5:08AM
1.91
5:20PM
1.81
5:32AM
1.80
5:44PM
1.69
5:55AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.06
10:59PM
0.08
11:16AM
0.13
11:24PM
0.18
11:40AM
0.23
11:49PM
0.30
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset--5:45-------5:44-------5:43-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1111122
Temp. °C262827242321212227282624232321222524232320202021
Feels °C (?)252726242320212227262422202121232322202118171718
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