Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 30 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
26.6° 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 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.6
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)13121212119888881198121212111199555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1611361341721251261771961871531578218119995959589851891527410083
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
1.73
2:43PM
1.70
3:01AM
1.88
3:13PM
1.82
3:29AM
1.99
3:40PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:15PM
0.36
8:40AM
0.32
8:47PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.18
9:15PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.09
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise---6:00-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset------5:51-------5:50-------5:49-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323232526252524242425272725242424242427272524
Feels °C (?)252626262727262827272728282624252526252527262425
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