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 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.9° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
3
3
4
4
!
!
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSW
14
1
NE
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
15
1.9
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
45
69
69
70
305
107
104
119
163
801
946
878
734
712
1085
1701
1972
1869
1626
1407
1210
1158
1002
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
W
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
0
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:55AM1.39m
9:43PM1.51m
10:15AM1.31m
11:09PM1.48m
11:52AM1.32m
00:36AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.52m
4:09AM0.62m
4:27PM0.58m
5:40AM0.61m
6:00PM0.56m
7:02AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
24
24
20
19
21
20
19
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
19
21
21
18
16
19
18
17
17
19
20
21
20
18
19
19
22
18
19
20
19
18
18
18
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