Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 02 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 normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 3AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
E
2
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)7788888888888999911111111121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143149212181186237277377515322318280256297304364274423747675637559892878
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
1.94
4:20AM
2.04
4:32PM
1.93
4:44AM
1.99
4:56PM
1.89
5:08AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.00
10:27AM
0.03
10:34PM
0.02
10:51AM
0.06
10:59PM
0.08
11:16AM
0.13
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252424232323252624232221202126282624222121222627
Feels °C (?)242324232322222221201918171924252423222123242827
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