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Richards Bay Fishing & Solunar Times
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Moon: New Moon (0% lit)
Major bite: 11:20–13:20 · 23:45–01:45
Minor bite: 05:22–06:52 · 17:48–19:18
Strongest near dawn/dusk or a tide change. Nearest tides →
☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day
Sunrise 06:25 · Sunset 17:27 · Peak UV 5
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 30+ sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV: Open-Meteo. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:50 SAST.
About Richards Bay — Fishing Local Knowledge
Richards Bay is a premier fishing destination, offering surf and rock angling off Alkantstrand and the breakwaters, estuary and lagoon fishing in the sheltered waters, and outstanding offshore boat fishing from the harbour into the warm Agulhas current. The port entrance and its walls are a well-known hotspot.
Surf and estuary anglers target kob (kabeljou), spotted grunter, shad (elf), garrick (leervis) and stumpnose, while the rocks and warmer water bring kingfish. Grunter take prawn worked over the flats, kob prefer live bait and fresh sardine along the channel and backline, and garrick respond to live bait and spoons. Offshore is the real draw — king mackerel (couta), kingfish, tuna, dorado, sailfish and marlin over the deeper reefs and current lines, best from spring through autumn. A recreational fishing permit is required; check current bag and size limits, and note shad's closed season.