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Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.0°C warmer than 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 2PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 38 | 81 | 57 | 131 | 315 | 335 | 257 | 21 | 19 | 173 | 138 | 71 | 105 | 124 | 163 | 107 | 302 | 174 | 169 | 121 | 123 | 41 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:46PM 1.98 | 4:03AM 2.15 | 4:19PM 2.00 | 4:37AM 2.11 | 4:54PM 1.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:41AM -0.04 | 9:49PM -0.07 | 10:14AM -0.07 | 10:23PM -0.08 | 10:47AM -0.04 | 10:59PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
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