Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

21.4° 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 (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 1PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	8ft (2.4m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Evening (01 Aug)	8ft (2.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).
	Saturday 1							Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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)	!	0	!	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	944	944	992	1057	1102	1186	1332	1422	1746	2091	2166	2241	2024	1893	1570	1351	1171	1080	868	753	622	517	507
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	off
High Tide						5:32PM1.92m				5:39AM1.86m				6:01PM1.91m				6:09AM1.80m				6:32PM1.85m
Low Tide				11:18AM0.06m				11:36PM0.17m				11:47AM0.08m				00:07AM0.20m				12:17PM0.13m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	16	15	16	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	20	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	10	9	11	13	14	16	16	16	16	15	15	18	19	20	22	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	944	944	101	54	54	1186	1332	1422	1746	2091	2166	2241	2024	1893	1570	1351	1171	1080	868	753	622	517	507
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 16	—	—	SW 14	—	SE 13	—	SE 15	—	—	S 18	S 18	SW 17	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 15	SSW 10	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	149	63	—	—	54	—	202	—	107	—	—	6	6	12	21	20	5	19	21	25	50	50	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 17	S 14	S 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 13
kJ	99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	11	15	14	22	42	54	31	30	18	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	—	SW 6	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SSW 6	—	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	83	82	992	1057	1102	—	147	60	68	236	287	286	196	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	151	151	281	1036	1006	140	75	75	115	115	153	650	281	115	57	35	35	1	1	155	2	0	0
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Rating (10 max)						4	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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