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 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 6PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (25 Jun)2ft (0.6m)16s

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 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
S
14
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
63
146
181
183
124
107
107
67
55
58
160
377
465
661
625
589
529
421
406
300
222
203
158
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:54PM1.32m
1:17AM1.46m
1:48PM1.39m
2:05AM1.52m
2:32PM1.48m
2:45AM1.59m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.62m
7:36AM0.55m
7:48PM0.55m
8:20AM0.47m
8:32PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:45
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6:45
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5:02
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5:02
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5:04
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5:04
 mm
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—
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Temp °C
22
23
22
22
21
20
20
20
22
24
22
21
20
19
19
19
23
26
23
22
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
24
23
22
23
22
21
20
20
22
23
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
22
21
20
18
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
41
54
40
181
183
28
28
28
28
28
27
160
377
465
661
625
589
529
421
406
300
128
134
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
E
10
—
—
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
64
63
146
40
28
124
107
107
67
55
58
26
17
17
17
25
26
26
8
—
—
222
203
148
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
S
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
9
5
61
5
12
3
5
3
11
28
57
30
10
4
10
2
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.8
NE
7
Energy kJ
—
—
2
7
6
7
1
1
6
4
17
26
25
24
21
13
15
36
102
127
170
34
31
275
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Richards Bay South Pier
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Reunion
Durban/KZN South
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Durban/KZN South
Richards Bay South Pier
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KZN North
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KZN North
Richards Bay South Pier
KZN North
Richards Bay South Pier
KZN North
Richards Bay South Pier
KZN North
Lwandile
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Mzimpuni
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Salt Rock
KZN North
Salt Rock
KZN North
Salt Rock
KZN North
Mtunzini
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Hole-in-the-Wall
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Kei Mouth
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Umhlanga
KZN North
Salt Rock
KZN North
Salt Rock
KZN North
Mtunzini
KZN North
Mtunzini
KZN North
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
155
155
0
0
0
0
0
0
438
374
155
115
115
115
35
155
460
556
140
115
115
35
35
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