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Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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
25.7° 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 3PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
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 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 114 | 94 | 57 | 83 | 145 | 207 | 288 | 638 | 670 | 1422 | 760 | 614 | 416 | 333 | 261 | 261 | 387 | 957 | 1159 | 1247 | 1349 | 1320 | 2270 | 1339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:30PM 1.86 | 5:49AM 1.84 | 6:10PM 1.71 | 6:29AM 1.64 | 6:57PM 1.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:22AM 0.06 | 11:37PM 0.12 | 12:00PM 0.21 | 12:18AM 0.31 | 12:42PM 0.39 | 1:07AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
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