Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 9PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Evening (09 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	4	!	!	!	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	119	221	801	946	784	653	663	915	1507	1946	2079	1818	1581	1368	1175	1002	987	861	835	670	690	670	551	463
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NNE	SE	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	W	WSW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:15AM1.31m					11:09PM1.48m				11:52AM1.32m				00:36AM1.53m				1:16PM1.43m				1:47AM1.63m
Low Tide			4:27PM0.58m					5:40AM0.61m				6:00PM0.56m				7:02AM0.51m				7:20PM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1
Temp °C	20	21	20	20	18	18	18	18	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	18	19	19	20	18	18	19	18	22	19	19	21	19	17	18	18	20	19	18	20	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	30	221	801	946	784	653	663	915	1507	1946	2079	1818	1581	1368	1175	1002	987	861	835	670	690	670	551	463
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	E 8	ENE 7	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6
kJ	119	30	18	53	47	46	44	28	28	28	28	18	18	18	18	21	21	21	21	50	71	73	72	75
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 15	SE 15	E 8	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 9	E 8	ESE 8	S 6
kJ	22	21	27	8	8	9	8	42	7	7	7	7	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	21	24	18	19	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	ESE 6	—	—
kJ	39	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	—	62	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas 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	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	2	627	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	390	153	35	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1		3	4	3	3	3	3	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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