Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
26.0° 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 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.8
SSW
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.6
SSW
1.3
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)881256778668991313121212999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1341371901342152091551351641301131229912716313898989499119122119116
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
15
N
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.36
1:54AM
1.53
2:10PM
1.54
2:31AM
1.73
2:43PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.68
7:35PM
0.55
8:06AM
0.49
8:15PM
0.36
8:40AM
0.32
8:47PM
0.20
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------6:00------
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----102911--------1----11
Temp. °C242630312725242424242525242424242323252525252525
Feels °C (?)252730302728252323242525252625252424262628292928
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