Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 22 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
26.5° 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 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
S
0.8
E
0.6
S
1
S
1.5
SSW
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)12121198811810115777761615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1802132021381131111088467247113355470411262190245367343411411333333333
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
ESE
20
E
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
1.90
6:03AM
1.92
6:17PM
1.75
6:37AM
1.71
6:54PM
1.55
7:18AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.03
11:50PM
0.05
12:12PM
0.18
12:24AM
0.23
12:49PM
0.37
1:04AM
0.45
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset--6:00-------5:59-------5:58-----
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1---1------14414563-----
Temp. °C252726242323232427262524232323232323232323232323
Feels °C (?)272827262525252529262523232223252526272627262625
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