Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 7PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
965
986
1077
1145
1332
1853
1965
1901
2243
2280
2143
1818
1565
1428
1270
1109
936
738
622
517
507
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
5:32PM1.92m
5:39AM1.86m
6:01PM1.91m
6:09AM1.80m
6:32PM1.85m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.06m
11:36PM0.17m
11:47AM0.08m
00:07AM0.20m
12:17PM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
20
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
12
10
10
9
12
14
16
18
17
16
16
15
19
20
21
22
20
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