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 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
3
2
2
1
0
0
!
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
!
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
1.5
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.1
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
8
3
SSW
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
589
343
257
228
581
604
513
317
173
540
870
1385
1935
2432
2038
1783
865
599
586
523
734
429
411
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
40
NE
30
NNE
30
N
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:46AM1.60m
7:12PM1.59m
7:29AM1.41m
8:07PM1.38m
8:47AM1.21m
10:24PM1.22m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.33m
12:56PM0.36m
1:27AM0.52m
1:43PM0.56m
2:33AM0.71m
3:18PM0.76m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
25
33
33
29
28
27
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
21
19
20
27
27
23
22
21
18
20
19
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
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