Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 10 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)115111017161616151581481414855668877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)574035335752504877879078827671675777625194725454
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27PM
1.10
11:11AM
1.13
12:35AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
0.83
4:09AM
0.92
5:54PM
0.81
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset5:38-------5:37-------5:37-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252322222122282826232322212127292624242222232626
Feels °C (?)242423232123292826242625242327262423242223262928
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