Richards Bay South Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.82° S 32.09° E

Issued: 7 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Richards Bay South Pier sea temperature is

22.4° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Richards Bay South Pier at 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	817	788	788	717	692	625	625	650	716	730	643	585	510	433	425	356	348	301	295	253	235	235	205	205
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	ESE	SE	SW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE	ESE	ENE	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide	3:57PM1.86m				4:14AM1.90m				4:40PM1.95m				4:54AM1.92m					5:20PM1.98m				5:31AM1.89m
Low Tide			10:03PM0.13m				10:24AM0.04m				10:45PM0.10m					11:03AM0.01m				11:26PM0.13m				11:40AM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—
	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	19	18	17	17	21	22	20	20	18	18	19	18	20	21	20	20	19	18	19	19	21	21
Feels °C	19	19	19	18	17	17	21	21	20	21	17	18	18	17	19	21	19	21	19	18	20	19	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	817	788	788	717	692	625	625	650	716	730	643	585	510	433	425	356	348	301	295	253	235	235	205	205
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 6	S 6
kJ	33	32	32	18	18	17	8	33	17	19	16	11	9	17	8	7	4	15	66	63	42	23	13	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 17	—	—	S 19	S 19	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 9	S 10	SSE 10	S 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 5	S 16	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	31	17	16	6	—	—	7	7	5	12	11	7	7	18	3	8	7	4	21	13	40	60	58	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	16	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Mapelane KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Senoritas 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	Senoritas KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	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	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	155	35	0	0	0	0	57	390	153	1	0	0	0	0	1	155	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)		4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	2			2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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