Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Richards Bay South Pier

Issued: 7 pm 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
23.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (08 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
492
460
451
442
388
363
314
349
307
263
258
288
235
189
181
149
146
124
128
108
108
84
84
84
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:26PM1.46m
8:42AM1.36m
9:36PM1.45m
10:01AM1.33m
10:52PM1.49m
11:24AM1.36m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.65m
3:00PM0.56m
3:56AM0.66m
4:14PM0.58m
5:17AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
17
16
21
24
22
20
19
18
19
20
21
21
21
21
19
20
20
20
21
22
Feels °C
19
20
19
18
16
14
19
22
20
20
20
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
492
460
451
442
388
363
314
349
307
263
258
288
235
189
181
149
146
110
110
108
73
53
43
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
83
85
57
66
52
35
35
34
22
21
13
9
21
20
20
20
19
37
17
17
108
84
84
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
NE
4
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
7
7
22
9
9
4
20
21
4
4
11
13
3
8
17
16
15
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
3
2
5
3
15
22
31
24
142
31
47
58
64
88
124
128
101
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
155
35
0
0
0
0
0
155
115
0
0
1
2
2
482
390
290
2
1
1
1
1
2
155
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
8
8
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