Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.1° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (18 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	ESE 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	154	168	180	198	149	125	128	324	356	322	790	666	669	635	663	749	807	918	1028	971	929	827	813	736
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	ENE	E	ENE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SE	ESE	ENE	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			6:08AM1.81m				6:36PM1.87m				6:43AM1.71m				7:13PM1.75m				7:19AM1.58m				7:51PM1.61m
Low Tide	00:04AM0.19m				12:16PM0.10m				00:42AM0.29m				12:52PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:29PM0.35m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	20	23	20	20	19	19	18	18	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	19	20	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	18	17	17	20	22	20	21	19	19	18	18	20	21	20	21	21	19	18	19	18	20	21	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	154	157	125	198	125	125	88	324	356	322	790	666	669	635	663	749	807	918	1028	971	929	827	813	736
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 12	ESE 10	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 9	E 9	SSE 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	SSW 11
kJ	101	168	180	128	149	98	90	87	87	272	88	65	70	71	70	71	49	48	31	41	27	17	16	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 13	E 10	SSE 15	E 10	S 12	E 10	S 15	S 11	E 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 12	SW 12	S 16	S 10	S 15	S 14
kJ	—	—	5	40	72	103	128	116	89	88	26	96	4	38	94	1	1	1	15	6	19	8	17	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	35	155	97	0	1	1	1	0	1	155	155	0	0	0	1	2	97	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	3	3	3	3	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6	5

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