Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.2° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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)	2	2	3	2	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	221	222	297	319	302	256	256	208	324	562	646	672	619	655	698	657	657	657	591	591	586	586	523	463
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	NW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		2:43AM1.75m				3:11PM1.73m				3:31AM1.84m				3:57PM1.86m				4:14AM1.90m				4:40PM1.95m
Low Tide				8:57AM0.24m				9:16PM0.21m				9:42AM0.12m				10:03PM0.13m				10:24AM0.04m				10:45PM0.10m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—
mm	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	18	20	20	20	19	19	17	17	21	23	20	20	19	19	18	18	21	24	22	20	20
Feels °C	17	18	17	18	19	19	19	18	19	16	16	20	20	17	19	18	19	18	17	20	23	21	20	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	86	222	297	319	302	256	256	208	324	562	646	672	619	655	698	657	657	657	591	591	586	586	523	463
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 9	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 9
kJ	221	175	132	166	160	121	118	119	85	209	156	117	52	33	32	31	17	18	17	17	7	19	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	S 15	SSE 14	S 15	—	S 13	S 13	—	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	S 12	S 19	S 11	SE 11	SSE 11
kJ	51	18	41	4	—	14	3	—	202	158	—	—	—	42	17	17	—	—	—	3	7	2	5	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	242	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	29	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock 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	Salt Rock KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	155	155	35	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	115	0	0	0	0	0	155	115	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal			Umhlanga	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)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3			2	2	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Richards Bay South Pier surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (13 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website