Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.8° 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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (11 Jun)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri morning).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.7
ESE
9
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
82
119
171
46
61
56
44
42
51
36
90
93
134
212
449
559
1522
1207
701
1059
1059
1208
1191
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
W
10
W
5
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM1.44m
1:03AM1.68m
1:32PM1.55m
1:57AM1.79m
2:24PM1.67m
2:46AM1.87m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.44m
7:24AM0.38m
7:34PM0.33m
8:14AM0.26m
8:27PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<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
1
2
2
Temp °C
23
26
23
22
21
20
18
17
24
26
24
21
22
21
20
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
19
22
20
19
17
16
14
13
22
24
22
19
18
18
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
1
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.1
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
Energy kJ
82
82
59
57
39
61
79
46
41
51
19
90
93
133
140
170
389
1522
1207
701
1059
1059
1208
1191
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
85
76
48
47
46
27
56
44
42
32
22
20
20
12
7
140
167
128
125
116
111
85
72
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.6
S
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
5
23
25
24
22
36
21
8
19
12
2
2
2
155
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NNE
6
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
S
4
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
Energy kJ
26
42
119
171
146
124
215
2
47
134
212
449
559
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
155
155
460
115
75
115
35
0
0
2
2
2
153
438
419
153
153
153
97
2
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
1
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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