Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.1° C

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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 3AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	716	730	716	619	510	442	471	356	386	301	295	240	245	245	205	205	205	201	163	154	154	157	128	125
Wind (km/h)	E	SW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	ESE	E	N	WNW	N	N	N	N	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide	4:40PM1.95m				4:54AM1.92m					5:20PM1.98m				5:31AM1.89m				5:59PM1.95m				6:08AM1.81m
Low Tide			10:45PM0.10m					11:03AM0.01m				11:26PM0.13m				11:40AM0.02m				00:04AM0.19m				12:16PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—
	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	18	18	19	19	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	21	22	20	20	18	18	17	16	22	26
Feels °C	20	22	18	18	18	18	19	21	20	21	20	18	18	17	21	22	21	22	19	19	17	14	20	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	716	730	716	619	510	442	471	356	386	301	295	240	245	245	205	205	205	201	163	154	154	157	128	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 5	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	17	19	16	17	9	17	8	8	8	73	86	63	44	24	15	54	75	48	15	98	125	141	121	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	SSW 9	S 12	SSE 9	S 9	SE 11	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 6	S 10	S 10	SSW 12	ENE 3	—	S 16	S 15	SSE 15
kJ	5	12	11	11	7	8	3	8	2	5	21	22	40	59	57	8	2	2	13	1	—	20	18	72
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	—	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	11	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	—	2	8	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier 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	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini 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	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	75	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	206	0	0	0	0	0	0	153	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	155
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Zinkwazi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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