Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (14 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1113
785
1030
919
1045
1179
1030
881
613
515
420
413
336
336
490
972
263
270
260
277
628
596
467
389
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:24PM1.67m
2:46AM1.87m
3:12PM1.77m
3:33AM1.91m
3:58PM1.84m
4:17AM1.91m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.23m
9:01AM0.16m
9:16PM0.15m
9:45AM0.10m
10:03PM0.11m
10:29AM0.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
18
22
25
23
22
21
20
19
20
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
17
16
18
21
19
18
17
16
15
17
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
Energy kJ
1113
785
1030
919
1045
1179
1030
881
613
515
420
413
336
336
82
60
212
263
202
277
628
596
467
389
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
1.1
NE
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
S
13
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
125
116
88
86
83
76
73
47
70
53
44
43
40
49
91
36
46
35
36
156
39
39
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
E
7
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
24
24
36
36
19
14
9
38
5
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
Energy kJ
3
5
16
47
93
141
120
109
49
490
972
263
270
260
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
0
155
155
155
115
75
35
35
35
57
1012
206
153
97
1
1
1
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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