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 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.2° 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.


How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 6PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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)
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
670
716
797
779
736
947
1687
1643
384
557
521
419
355
310
1070
928
898
786
672
569
394
296
245
256
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
NNE
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM1.81m
6:28AM1.70m
7:03PM1.73m
7:13AM1.58m
7:53PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.14m
00:21AM0.30m
12:39PM0.22m
1:10AM0.42m
1:25PM0.33m
2:02AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
21
23
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
21
22
20
23
19
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
670
716
797
779
736
22
22
12
12
14
12
198
225
268
1070
928
898
786
672
569
394
296
245
256
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
24
23
22
22
34
35
22
330
13
13
13
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
78
49
46
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
SE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
S
11
Energy kJ
17
3
8
4
62
2
22
22
14
7
6
6
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
8
0.3
SW
2
1.6
S
14
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
Energy kJ
4
55
1
947
1687
1643
384
557
521
419
355
310
3
7
9
13
18
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
90
155
123
0
2
154
153
154
438
651
206
137
97
1
1
0
0
866
866
708
35
115
115
115
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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