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 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.7° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 11AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
1
0
1
0
0
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0
!
1
1
!
!
2
!
!
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
S
16
1.7
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
15
2.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
268
392
548
729
956
827
597
501
593
912
1093
637
1012
1049
587
557
569
569
500
500
440
377
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
15
SE
20
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:23PM1.97m
5:32AM1.83m
5:47PM1.83m
5:57AM1.70m
6:11PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.02m
11:29PM0.12m
11:37AM0.13m
11:54PM0.24m
12:03PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
24
25
23
22
21
21
21
21
26
28
22
21
20
19
18
20
24
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
19
18
20
20
18
17
16
17
17
18
23
24
22
23
22
21
20
22
25
23
22
17
16
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