Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.0° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 9AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	0	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	835	850	940	990	882	1100	910	895	819	614	561	455	514	448	448	455	471	428	428	373	336	336	282	251
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WSW	SW	S	S	S	S	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	E	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:19AM1.58m				7:51PM1.61m				7:58AM1.43m					8:33PM1.46m				8:47AM1.29m				9:32PM1.32m
Low Tide	1:20AM0.41m				1:29PM0.35m				2:00AM0.54m					2:09PM0.51m				2:47AM0.66m				2:59PM0.66m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	18	21	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	21	23	21	21	20	19	19	18	22	25	22	21	20
Feels °C	18	17	16	18	18	20	20	19	18	17	17	21	21	19	21	20	19	19	17	19	21	19	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12
kJ	835	850	940	990	882	1100	910	895	819	614	561	455	514	448	448	455	471	428	428	373	336	336	282	251
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	SSW 12	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 13	S 13
kJ	49	49	29	28	27	21	16	36	34	106	40	61	73	47	139	190	188	174	224	287	284	265	229	171
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	S 10	SSW 16	E 9	S 15	E 9	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 16	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 9	SSW 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	6	3	1	48	24	6	17	6	12	35	50	49	21	51	155	115	85	13	4	13	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	6	31	69	83	—	—	—	—	5	5	2	11	15	12	7	5	6	8	22	59	84	89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	2	390	438	482	2	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	35	0	0	0	35	155	627	627	371	115
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Thompsons Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4				4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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