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 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.3° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
817
788
788
717
692
625
625
650
716
730
643
585
510
433
425
356
348
301
295
253
235
235
205
205
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
W
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:57PM1.86m
4:14AM1.90m
4:40PM1.95m
4:54AM1.92m
5:20PM1.98m
5:31AM1.89m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.13m
10:24AM0.04m
10:45PM0.10m
11:03AM0.01m
11:26PM0.13m
11:40AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
17
17
21
22
20
20
18
18
19
18
20
21
20
20
19
18
19
19
21
21
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
17
17
21
21
20
21
17
18
18
17
19
21
19
21
19
18
20
19
22
21
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