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Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 26 Dec 2025 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
25.1° 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 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (26 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999999999999999985666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26021121820621126621621621117717316920219718615815815417720412014612192
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononononcross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
1.64
7:31PM
1.52
8:12AM
1.58
8:27PM
1.41
9:17AM
1.52
9:44PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
0.49
1:46AM
0.41
2:27PM
0.57
2:42AM
0.50
3:41PM
0.63
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
Sunrise4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------
Sunset----6:51-------6:51-------6:52---
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1---------------11-
Temp. °C202324242322222221222323232323222222232424222222
Feels °C (?)222524232222232423242321212324232423232323222323
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