Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 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
25.8° 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 2PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
NE
0.6
E
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.6
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)876155557111167645667777767
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214331426866853125952502325117134132276131113110737070
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
0
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----5:35-------5:32-------5:31---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-------111-2------
Temp. °C222328302625252423243131262424222222242524242322
Feels °C (?)242629292526252323243231292223222324252627272624
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