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Richards Bay South Pier Surf Forecast
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Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 19 Jul 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 910 | 821 | 990 | 662 | 612 | 592 | 494 | 522 | 518 | 484 | 498 | 397 | 306 | 240 | 256 | 301 | 341 | 602 | 608 | 586 | 476 | 644 | 460 | 435 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:48AM 1.33 | 10:45PM 1.45 | 11:32AM 1.29 | 12:23AM 1.45 | 1:08PM 1.37 | 1:41AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:02PM 0.58 | 5:16AM 0.65 | 5:42PM 0.61 | 6:51AM 0.58 | 7:14PM 0.54 | 8:00AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Continuing clean conditions at Richards Bay South Pier (calm at Babanango 110 km from Richards Bay South Pier). 2.5m 7s swell from the SE with a 1.4m 6s windswell, also from the SE and a 0.7m 15s groundswell, also from the S as well as a 0.6m 12s groundswell, also from the ESE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
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