Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 03 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
26.1° 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 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.7
E
1.9
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
E
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888888999911121111121313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2663774763303582862622123403992686267527477597559039538127998521070949833
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
1.93
4:44AM
1.99
4:56PM
1.89
5:08AM
1.91
5:20PM
1.81
5:32AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
0.03
10:34PM
0.02
10:51AM
0.06
10:59PM
0.08
11:16AM
0.13
11:24PM
0.18
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252624232221212126282524222120222628262524232223
Feels °C (?)232220201918181824252324222020232827242321212324
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