Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 24 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
26.3° 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 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.7
E
1.3
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)76161514141414141414141413777777712128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229170245367338411423405405411329246243176161149278166147132136164265159
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
E
15
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
1.71
6:54PM
1.55
7:18AM
1.48
7:44PM
1.33
8:26AM
1.24
10:08PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.37
1:04AM
0.45
1:34PM
0.58
2:02AM
0.69
3:03PM
0.78
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58------
Sunset----5:58-------5:57-------5:55---
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11-------------------311
Temp. °C232323242323232222232427262525242425292828252524
Feels °C (?)232323242325252425252527262627252627313031292827
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