Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.0° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	356	272	693	666	748	635	663	776	835	918	940	990	1060	992	899	813	683	614	603	551	494	486	440	433
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	NE	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:43AM1.71m				7:13PM1.75m				7:19AM1.58m				7:51PM1.61m				7:58AM1.43m					8:33PM1.46m
Low Tide	00:42AM0.29m				12:52PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:29PM0.35m				2:00AM0.54m					2:09PM0.51m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	21	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	20	20	21	20	19	18	17	17	21	23	21	20	19
Feels °C	19	19	17	21	21	22	21	20	18	19	15	18	18	20	20	19	18	17	17	20	20	18	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	356	266	693	666	748	635	663	776	835	918	940	990	1060	992	899	813	683	614	603	551	494	486	440	433
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSE 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 11	S 10	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 17	S 16	S 16
kJ	87	272	65	88	70	73	70	71	49	32	29	28	27	21	42	40	49	60	26	25	48	57	139	134
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	E 10	S 12	E 10	S 15	S 11	E 10	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	E 9	E 10	S 14	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 16	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 11
kJ	89	88	26	96	4	38	69	1	4	3	15	6	24	6	16	15	34	31	51	29	21	27	153	87
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 2	SSW 3	SSW 3	—	—	NE 5	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	2	3	2	—	—	4	—	—	—	4	20	82	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	17	24	24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	2	155	35	0	0	0	2	2	153	2	35	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	115	115
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Mapelane	Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Sodwana
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	3	3	3	3			3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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