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 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.9° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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 night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
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3
3
3
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.8
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
69
70
33
70
104
119
163
801
832
784
737
630
928
1526
1946
1894
1818
1427
1227
1158
1002
987
861
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
15
W
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:43PM1.51m
10:15AM1.31m
11:09PM1.48m
11:52AM1.32m
00:36AM1.53m
1:16PM1.43m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.52m
4:09AM0.62m
4:27PM0.58m
5:40AM0.61m
6:00PM0.56m
7:02AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
20
19
21
20
19
19
21
20
19
18
17
17
18
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
Feels °C
21
18
16
19
18
17
16
19
20
20
18
17
17
18
21
19
20
20
19
17
18
18
20
19
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