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 7 am Sunday 31 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 23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (31 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 31							Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	96	96	94	92	69	66	56	71	80	71	68	58	85	84	83	78	71	41	40	36	42	43	37	81
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SE	E	E	E	NE	N	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:50PM1.70m				4:01AM1.76m				4:22PM1.70m				4:32AM1.74m				4:54PM1.68m
Low Tide			9:41AM0.23m				9:51PM0.27m				10:12AM0.22m				10:23PM0.28m				10:43AM0.23m				10:56PM0.31m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	21	22	21	20	20	19	18	17	21	23	21	20	19	18	17	17	23	26	23	21	21	19
Feels °C	22	21	22	21	20	19	20	19	18	16	20	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	22	25	22	21	21	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	96	96	94	92	69	66	56	71	78	51	61	45	46	26	42	40	40	40	40	36	42	43	37	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	E 8	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	NE 5	SE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	59	58	57	19	19	25	38	22	41	35	68	39	42	42	26	18	19	19	6	18	34	34	11	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 7	SSW 13	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 12	E 8
kJ	19	18	19	56	52	48	48	29	80	71	22	58	85	84	83	78	71	41	19	35	18	13	29	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	NE 3	—	—	NE 2	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	SSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	1	3	16	17	14	14	12	7	22	6	12	19	31	81
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	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	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	155	155	35	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	49	49	35	35	0	35	155	115	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			2	2	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	8	5	4	5	4	6	4	4	5

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