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 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.3° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
6
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
282
251
205
205
202
202
153
198
176
367
193
1010
1361
2247
2890
2652
1714
900
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
5
NW
15
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:32PM1.32m
10:08AM1.18m
11:12PM1.25m
12:16PM1.17m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.66m
3:58AM0.76m
4:23PM0.77m
5:50AM0.78m
6:21PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
21
20
19
18
18
23
22
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
20
19
18
17
16
16
22
21
21
21
19
16
12
13
12
11
12
13
14
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