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Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 84 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 99 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 54 | 39 | 56 | 56 | 39 | 22 | 27 | 141 | 320 | 618 | 1026 | 1342 | 1339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:43PM 1.80 | 3:00AM 1.72 | 3:11PM 1.83 | 3:28AM 1.76 | 3:39PM 1.84 | 3:56AM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:54PM 0.22 | 9:00AM 0.23 | 9:21PM 0.17 | 9:29AM 0.20 | 9:48PM 0.15 | 9:58AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
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