Richards Bay South Pier Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.82° S 32.09° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Richards Bay South Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is 23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 7AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	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	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	SE 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	S 10	S 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	61	61	63	158	202	186	157	106	60	29	63	60	59	45	31	51	52	52	17	16	71	63	60	59
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	ENE	WSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	00:22AM1.50m				12:46PM1.39m				1:12AM1.58m				1:34PM1.48m				1:52AM1.65m					2:13PM1.56m
Low Tide			6:42AM0.59m				6:47PM0.53m				7:28AM0.49m				7:33PM0.45m					8:05AM0.39m				8:12PM0.38m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	22	25	22	21	20	19	19	19	22	24	23	21	21	20	19	18	24	26	22	21	21
Feels °C	18	17	17	20	23	20	20	18	19	20	20	25	24	21	20	19	18	17	16	22	26	23	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	NE 5	E 6	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 10	E 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	E 6
kJ	61	61	61	45	202	186	157	106	29	10	63	60	59	45	26	26	16	17	12	24	15	16	12	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	S 19	S 18	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 4	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SE 10	S 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6
kJ	12	10	63	158	43	43	31	30	60	6	9	8	2	25	21	22	20	14	17	12	13	11	7	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 8	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	SW 4	SSW 12	SSW 4	SW 4	S 16	S 16	SE 12	SE 10	S 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17
kJ	25	25	10	46	44	43	40	39	29	29	32	4	27	1	1	5	5	6	14	16	71	63	60	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	SW 4	WSW 4	ENE 5	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	SW 3
kJ	17	19	21	20	20	53	66	60	60	—	5	11	8	8	31	51	52	52	31	83	—	—	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	115	49	35	49	155	155	115	35	0	2	0	0	627	155	115	121	35	35	35	35	482	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Sodwana	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini		Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7
Header Global	Albatross South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	9	9	9	9	6	7	6	6	8	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	7	9

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