Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Richards Bay South Pier today (10 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (10 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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 Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).
	Wednesday 10								Thursday 11								Friday 12
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	ESE 9	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 5
Wave Graph
kJ	108	108	116	108	82	106	86	106	119	103	113	85	82	128	133	62	62	57	56	54	37	35	46	65
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	E	E	NE	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	WNW	SSW	SE	SE	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	glassy	cross	cross
High Tide					11:24AM1.36m				00:02AM1.58m				12:34PM1.44m				1:03AM1.68m				1:32PM1.55m
Low Tide			5:17AM0.60m				5:29PM0.53m				6:26AM0.50m				6:36PM0.44m				7:24AM0.38m				7:34PM0.33m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	20	21	21	20	19	19	18	17	22	26	23	22	21	19	18	18	22	24	22	20	21
Feels °C	19	18	18	21	21	20	20	18	18	16	15	18	22	20	19	17	16	16	16	20	22	21	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	ENE 6	E 9	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	108	108	116	108	82	106	86	106	119	103	113	82	82	57	55	62	62	45	26	54	37	22	46	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 6
kJ	25	25	25	24	17	10	6	37	70	103	92	85	76	48	47	46	27	57	56	20	16	16	7	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	S 5	SSW 6	S 5	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	S 15	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	S 15
kJ	34	17	16	15	14	14	38	5	3	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	4	23	25	24	24	35	13	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	5	11	16	26	53	128	133	116	74	199	—	—	—	—	13	54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand 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	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	2	0	0	155	155	35	0	115	115	35	155	487	465	115	75	35	0	0	2	514	0	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	2				2	2	2	1	1	1		1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	6	4	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	7	8	9	8	7	6	7	6	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	8	8	7

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