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Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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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
23.6° 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 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | |
96 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 141 | 81 | 77 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 45 | 160 | 215 | 186 | 161 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:12AM1.27m | 11:14PM1.43m | 11:42AM1.30m | 00:22AM1.50m | 12:46PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.72m | 4:26PM0.62m | 5:37AM0.68m | 5:47PM0.59m | 6:42AM0.59m | 6:47PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 |
96 | 15 | 70 | 68 | 141 | 47 | 47 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 215 | 186 | 161 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | S 18 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 |
31 | 70 | 28 | 37 | 68 | 81 | 77 | 45 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 160 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 153 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 |
43 | 28 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
29 | 27 | 14 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 27 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 42 | 31 | 28 | 45 | 67 | 89 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 151 | 115 | 49 | 35 | 49 | 155 | 155 | 49 | 0 |
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