Richards Bay South Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is
21.6°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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
2
ENE
7
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.9
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1063
806
694
600
591
498
408
334
332
252
195
195
152
152
217
345
594
597
590
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44PM1.88m
3:52AM1.89m
4:10PM1.98m
4:18AM1.96m
4:36PM2.05m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.16m
9:58AM0.04m
10:14PM0.08m
10:24AM-0.03m
10:42PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
17
21
22
21
19
18
17
17
18
22
25
21
20
19
Feels °C
14
15
15
14
13
12
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
16
19
16
14
13
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