Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 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 (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 6AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). 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 (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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1
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1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
1.5
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
2
S
6
2.4
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
1.9
S
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SSE
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
89
135
1273
1831
304
573
985
1783
1455
1202
948
897
601
802
503
550
550
505
553
1254
1422
1757
1797
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:16AM1.64m
3:38PM1.66m
3:46AM1.74m
4:07PM1.76m
4:15AM1.82m
4:36PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.31m
9:38PM0.33m
9:56AM0.20m
10:08PM0.25m
10:24AM0.12m
10:38PM0.19m
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
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mod rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
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light rain
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
2
3
4
7
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
21
21
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
18
19
19
17
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
17
15
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
14
12
13
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
9
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