Richards Bay South Pier Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

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

Surf Forecasts:

Richards Bay South Pier surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 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 23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (26 May)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 26					Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri 29
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	SE 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	NE 5	NE 6	S 10	S 10	SSW 19	NE 6	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 17
Wave Graph
kJ	158	202	186	157	106	60	29	63	60	59	46	40	29	50	43	17	16	71	79	60	59	122	107	144
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	WNW	WNW	W	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		12:46PM1.39m				1:12AM1.58m				1:34PM1.48m				1:52AM1.65m					2:13PM1.56m				2:27AM1.70m
Low Tide				6:47PM0.53m				7:28AM0.49m				7:33PM0.45m					8:05AM0.39m				8:12PM0.38m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	25	22	21	20	19	19	19	22	23	23	21	21	20	19	18	24	27	24	21	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	21	22	20	20	18	18	20	20	24	23	23	20	19	18	17	16	22	25	23	22	21	22	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	E 6	E 7	S 17
kJ	45	202	186	157	106	34	8	15	60	59	46	40	25	15	19	12	12	12	23	31	15	19	14	144
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	E 6	SE 11	SW 4	ENE 5	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SE 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 19	E 6	SSW 18	E 7	SSW 19	SSW 18	E 6
kJ	158	43	43	31	29	60	10	63	6	8	25	21	22	20	14	17	16	71	13	60	14	122	107	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	ENE 5	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	E 7	S 16	SE 12	SE 10	SE 9	S 9	SSW 18	S 9	SSW 17	NE 6	NE 5	SSW 4
kJ	46	44	43	40	39	29	29	32	8	5	2	2	4	5	5	14	14	14	63	13	59	5	4	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	WSW 3	SW 4	—	—	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	—	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3	—
kJ	20	24	50	60	58	60	1	7	—	—	13	18	29	50	43	27	22	25	79	—	1	1	2	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale 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	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	49	155	155	115	49	0	2	0	0	627	155	115	121	35	35	35	35	557	97	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	5	6	7	7	7	9	9	6	7	6	6	9	9	7	9	8	7	6	6	5	5

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