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 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.0° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 2PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
15
0.9
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.5
S
18
2
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
335
335
279
231
92
146
116
149
195
254
406
458
486
869
930
746
605
597
733
1003
1351
2408
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:24PM1.40m
2:31AM1.51m
2:52PM1.57m
2:59AM1.66m
3:19PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.59m
8:24PM0.57m
8:41AM0.42m
8:53PM0.41m
9:07AM0.27m
9:21PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
16
21
23
21
19
18
17
16
17
23
25
22
20
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
15
19
20
18
18
17
16
15
16
22
23
21
21
18
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
20
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