Richards Bay South Pier Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.82° S 32.09° E)

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Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is 23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (01 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (01 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (01 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 1							Tuesday 2								Wednesday 3								Thu 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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSW 15	SE 8	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	80	71	75	58	85	84	83	78	71	41	40	36	54	42	43	37	37	37	37	37	51	51	50	69
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	NE	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					4:22PM1.70m				4:32AM1.74m				4:54PM1.68m					5:04AM1.71m				5:27PM1.65m
Low Tide			10:12AM0.22m				10:23PM0.28m				10:43AM0.23m				10:56PM0.31m					11:16AM0.26m				11:29PM0.37m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	21	23	21	20	20	18	17	17	22	25	23	21	20	19	19	18	22	22	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	18	18	21	22	20	19	19	17	16	16	21	24	22	21	20	19	18	17	22	22	23	23	21	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	78	63	75	45	46	26	26	40	40	40	40	36	54	42	43	37	37	37	37	37	51	51	50	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ENE 4	NE 4	S 12	S 13	S 11	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 13	SSW 14
kJ	41	35	67	39	42	42	42	25	26	19	19	19	34	34	29	8	5	25	14	10	6	3	30	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	NE 4	SSW 13	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 12	S 12	ENE 4	S 11	S 14	S 11	S 11	SSW 5	SSW 6
kJ	80	71	22	58	85	84	83	78	71	41	3	35	18	18	18	28	25	2	9	14	10	22	4	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	—	NE 4	—	NNE 3
kJ	—	—	1	2	11	12	10	10	5	5	11	4	9	14	12	26	3	8	11	10	—	1	—	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	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	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach 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	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	155	155	0	0	0	0	0	35	155	152	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	115
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Sodwana
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dias Beach Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	1	3	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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