Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	ESE 9	NE 5	NE 6	SSW 12	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ENE 7	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
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)	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	W	W	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—
	—	—	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)	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	E 8	ENE 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14
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)	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 7	ESE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 14	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
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)	—	S 6	—	—	—	S 15	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	ESE 10	S 11	—	SW 15	SSW 14	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	S 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—
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)	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	26	42	119	171	146	124	215	—	—	—	—	2	47	134	212	449	559	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale 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
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
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand							Blythedale	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1			2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1							4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Heaven West Coast	Kanon Overberg	Kanon Overberg	Kitchen Windows Eastern Cape (S)	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
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	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Pine Trees (Sunset) French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Club Med French Polynesia	Club Med French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Club Med French Polynesia	Club Med French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Boneyards South Africa	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Abalolo Reef United States	Bankvaults Indonesia
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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