Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.0° C

Richards Bay South Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 1AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Sun 19			Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	1	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	0	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	674	674	776	835	933	940	990	882	1100	910	895	624	614	561	455	455	448	448	455
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	SW	SW	S	S	S	SSE	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:13PM1.75m				7:19AM1.58m				7:51PM1.61m				7:58AM1.43m					8:33PM1.46m
Low Tide				1:20AM0.41m				1:29PM0.35m				2:00AM0.54m					2:09PM0.51m


	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	18	17	18	20	21	20	19	19	17	17	17	21	23	21	20	20
Feels °C	21	20	19	18	16	16	17	18	19	19	20	17	17	17	20	20	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	674	674	776	835	933	940	990	882	1100	910	895	624	614	561	455	455	448	448	455
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	E 10	SSW 13	S 9	S 9	SSW 10	S 9	S 12	SSW 12	S 16	S 16
kJ	73	70	71	49	49	29	28	28	21	16	35	130	106	72	43	73	47	139	190
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	E 10	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	S 16	SSW 16	E 9	S 15	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 16	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 11
kJ	38	69	6	6	3	1	5	24	6	17	6	35	35	50	29	21	51	155	115
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	4	10	—	—	—	5	38	70	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	2	12	24	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Alkantstrand 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	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	155	0	0	0	1	2	290	153	115	2	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	35	0
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Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	4	4			3	4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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