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 Sunday 24 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 23.7° 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 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (24 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (24 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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 Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 24					Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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)	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 12	E 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	68	141	56	77	97	93	91	85	94	92	88	86	85	63	61	63	158	202	186	157	106	60	57	63
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	10:12AM1.27m					11:14PM1.43m				11:42AM1.30m				00:22AM1.50m				12:46PM1.39m				1:12AM1.58m
Low Tide			4:26PM0.62m					5:37AM0.68m				5:47PM0.59m				6:42AM0.59m				6:47PM0.53m				7:28AM0.49m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	22	23	21	21	20	20	19	18	23	25	23	21	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	22	23	22	22	22	21	22	20	22	22	19	21	20	19	18	17	22	23	22	21	19	18	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 12	E 10	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	NE 5	NE 5	SE 11
kJ	68	141	47	47	97	93	91	85	94	92	88	86	85	63	61	61	45	202	186	157	106	29	12	63
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	E 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	SW 13	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	S 19	S 18	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 5
kJ	37	68	56	77	45	39	40	40	40	16	6	25	16	13	10	63	158	44	43	31	30	60	57	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 6	S 6	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13
kJ	20	18	11	6	18	19	15	16	16	5	5	5	5	20	25	29	46	44	43	40	39	29	29	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	SW 4
kJ	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	19	22	20	25	26	23	22	23	53	66	45	60	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Umdloti KZN North	Mtunzini 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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	2	137	35	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	140	115	115	49	35	49	155	155	115	49	35	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	9	9	9	6	7	7	7	9

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