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 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
!
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
8
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
1.6
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
128
127
212
287
503
635
620
490
343
257
279
613
593
422
206
237
414
654
1267
1767
2052
2122
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
E
15
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
20
N
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
40
SSE
30
S
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:12AM1.76m
6:34PM1.78m
6:46AM1.60m
7:12PM1.59m
7:29AM1.41m
8:07PM1.38m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.18m
00:45AM0.33m
12:56PM0.36m
1:27AM0.52m
1:43PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
28
23
20
19
19
21
23
24
33
33
28
27
26
21
22
21
21
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
21
26
23
21
21
22
20
19
19
27
27
22
21
22
18
19
17
17
15
13
13
13
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