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 27 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)18s
Evening (28 Jul)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
!
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2
1
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
1
SSW
12
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.9
S
6
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
1.9
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
2.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
63
201
86
334
135
222
1831
261
440
827
1412
1131
947
593
651
718
575
721
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:06PM1.53m
3:16AM1.64m
3:38PM1.66m
3:46AM1.74m
4:07PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.43m
9:27AM0.31m
9:38PM0.33m
9:56AM0.20m
10:08PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
<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>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
2
3
4
5
2
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
22
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
19
19
20
19
18
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
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