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 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.9° C
0.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 2AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
SE
9
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
0.6
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
280
152
138
192
190
124
107
109
96
312
86
905
1189
222
390
343
341
1772
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:30PM1.40m
2:42AM1.52m
3:06PM1.53m
3:16AM1.64m
3:38PM1.66m
Low Tide
8:30PM0.55m
8:55AM0.43m
9:06PM0.43m
9:27AM0.31m
9:38PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
16
16
21
24
22
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
19
17
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
11
11
16
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
14
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