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 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
0
0
!
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.7
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.6
S
13
2.3
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
151
125
137
125
133
127
212
375
503
635
620
476
343
257
130
597
569
344
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
30
NNE
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01PM1.93m
6:12AM1.76m
6:34PM1.78m
6:46AM1.60m
7:12PM1.59m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.18m
12:19PM0.18m
00:45AM0.33m
12:56PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
25
23
24
23
21
23
29
23
21
20
20
25
24
25
33
33
28
28
23
Feels °C
23
21
23
21
19
21
26
23
23
22
22
20
19
20
27
27
22
22
21
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