Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 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
26.3° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)812121199995558888777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2289595891271271232159365555449137116121147183188337359295302377
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
1.82
3:29AM
1.99
3:40PM
1.90
3:55AM
2.04
4:07PM
1.94
4:20AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.09
9:42PM
0.02
10:02AM
0.04
10:09PM
0.00
10:27AM
0.03
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset5:50-------5:49-------5:47-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252424232324272725242423232424252523232323232626
Feels °C (?)242525252525272523242524242523232323232324232422
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