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Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 04 Feb 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
26.2° 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 7AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (04 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (04 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
0.5
S
1.4
E
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
0.5
S
0.6
ESE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
0.5
ESE
0.7
E
1.1
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ENE
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)88881255555511956668779865
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78801698272871131169075676159149300258271345410558574155
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
2.04
5:26PM
1.94
5:48AM
1.99
5:54PM
1.87
6:16AM
1.90
6:21PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
-0.05
11:23AM
0.08
11:32PM
-0.02
11:52AM
0.14
12:01AM
0.06
12:21PM
0.23
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise---5:24-------5:24-------5:24----
Sunset------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C242323252930282525232325303229262625242630282725
Feels °C (?)252424252828262424232325282927242426252732303027
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