Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.2° 

Richards Bay South Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Richards Bay South Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
1.8
SSW
5
3
S
7
3
S
8
4
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
202
202
167
198
176
168
180
829
1267
2504
2267
1827
1433
949
771
713
623
380
296
231
373
281
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
5
WNW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:08AM1.18m
11:12PM1.25m
12:16PM1.17m
00:57AM1.28m
1:41PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.77m
5:50AM0.78m
6:21PM0.77m
7:24AM0.69m
7:41PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
23
22
21
20
19
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
15
23
22
21
20
19
17
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
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