Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 30 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
26.5° 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: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.6
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)119812888119881212119999558888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1251261731961571531578218119922895958915715715218077625053133137
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
1.70
3:01AM
1.88
3:13PM
1.82
3:29AM
1.99
3:40PM
1.90
3:55AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.32
8:47PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.18
9:15PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.09
9:42PM
0.02
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset--5:51-------5:50-------5:49-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C262726242424242526262524242323242726252424232323
Feels °C (?)292827252726262727252425252425252724242425252424
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