Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 29 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
26.6° 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 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.2
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
ESE
1
E
Period(s) (?)699131312121211988888998812121199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14810310312716113613413212713414714714013713412612614019595938980162
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
1.54
2:31AM
1.73
2:43PM
1.70
3:01AM
1.88
3:13PM
1.82
3:29AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.49
8:15PM
0.36
8:40AM
0.32
8:47PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.18
9:15PM
0.09
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:50-----
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C252424242322222326262525242423242829262525242425
Feels °C (?)242424252423242528272728272726262929262727262627
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