Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.1° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 16			Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	ESE 10	E 10	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	348	301	295	240	245	245	205	205	205	166	192	154	168	184	160	149	125	128	324
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	WNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	ENE	E	NW	WSW	SW	WNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NNW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide		5:20PM1.98m				5:31AM1.89m				5:59PM1.95m				6:08AM1.81m				6:36PM1.87m
Low Tide				11:26PM0.13m				11:40AM0.02m				00:04AM0.19m				12:16PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	19	18	17	17	21	23	21	20	18	17	16	16	20	24	22	21	19
Feels °C	20	22	20	19	17	17	20	22	22	21	18	17	16	16	20	23	21	22	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	S 13
kJ	348	301	295	240	245	245	205	205	205	166	192	154	157	157	128	125	125	115	324
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 13	S 9	SSW 12	SSW 9	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 9
kJ	4	64	96	65	45	24	14	82	24	48	25	101	168	184	160	149	100	66	87
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 17	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 10	SSW 12	ENE 3	SSW 15	NE 4	NE 4	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 13	NE 5
kJ	8	5	21	22	40	35	57	2	29	1	42	3	2	5	40	72	101	128	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	—	SW 2	—	—	—	NNE 4	ENE 2	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	180	0	0	0	0	0	0	153	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	97	0	1
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Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6

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