Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 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
25.7° 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 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
1
ENE
0.4
SSE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121211111155551716165155
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6135034884113302592361811361369790605864605142575250489287
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
1.36
7:17PM
1.23
7:40AM
1.20
9:27PM
1.10
11:11AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.61
1:10PM
0.67
1:26AM
0.79
2:29PM
0.83
4:09AM
0.92
5:54PM
0.81
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:07----
Sunset------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120212627242322212021252825232221212228292624
Feels °C (?)222119202524222221202021242624232220212228272523
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